diff --git a/mm/damon/sysfs.c b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
index 1fa0023f136e..0cca1909bf67 100644
--- a/mm/damon/sysfs.c
+++ b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
@@ -2143,9 +2143,10 @@ static int damon_sysfs_set_attrs(struct damon_ctx *ctx,
 static void damon_sysfs_destroy_targets(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct damon_target *t, *next;
+	bool has_pid = damon_target_has_pid(ctx);
 
 	damon_for_each_target_safe(t, next, ctx) {
-		if (damon_target_has_pid(ctx))
+		if (has_pid)
 			put_pid(t->pid);
 		damon_destroy_target(t);
 	}