diff --git a/mm/damon/paddr.c b/mm/damon/paddr.c
index b22f6fbb5816..467b99166b43 100644
--- a/mm/damon/paddr.c
+++ b/mm/damon/paddr.c
@@ -134,10 +134,8 @@ static bool damon_pa_young(unsigned long paddr, unsigned long *folio_sz)
 	}
 
 	need_lock = !folio_test_anon(folio) || folio_test_ksm(folio);
-	if (need_lock && !folio_trylock(folio)) {
-		folio_put(folio);
-		return false;
-	}
+	if (need_lock && !folio_trylock(folio))
+		goto out;
 
 	rmap_walk(folio, &rwc);