diff --git a/include/linux/damon.h b/include/linux/damon.h
index ae2664d1d5f1..c70cca8a839f 100644
--- a/include/linux/damon.h
+++ b/include/linux/damon.h
@@ -642,6 +642,13 @@ static inline bool damon_target_has_pid(const struct damon_ctx *ctx)
 	return ctx->ops.id == DAMON_OPS_VADDR || ctx->ops.id == DAMON_OPS_FVADDR;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned int damon_max_nr_accesses(const struct damon_attrs *attrs)
+{
+	/* {aggr,sample}_interval are unsigned long, hence could overflow */
+	return min(attrs->aggr_interval / attrs->sample_interval,
+			(unsigned long)UINT_MAX);
+}
+
 
 int damon_start(struct damon_ctx **ctxs, int nr_ctxs, bool exclusive);
 int damon_stop(struct damon_ctx **ctxs, int nr_ctxs);