diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/damon/_chk_dependency.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/damon/_chk_dependency.sh
index 350f8c2b071d..dda3a87dc00a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/damon/_chk_dependency.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/damon/_chk_dependency.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
 # Kselftest framework requirement - SKIP code is 4.
 ksft_skip=4
 
-DBGFS=/sys/kernel/debug/damon
+DBGFS=$(grep debugfs /proc/mounts --max-count 1 | awk '{print $2}')
+if [ "$DBGFS" = "" ]
+then
+	echo "debugfs not mounted"
+	exit $ksft_skip
+fi
+
+DBGFS+="/damon"
 
 if [ $EUID -ne 0 ];
 then