diff --git a/mm/damon/core.c b/mm/damon/core.c
index 644daf5a1656..2b294fb46648 100644
--- a/mm/damon/core.c
+++ b/mm/damon/core.c
@@ -3091,6 +3091,7 @@ static void damos_set_effective_quota(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damos *s)
 	struct damos_quota *quota = &s->quota;
 	unsigned long throughput;
 	unsigned long esz = ULONG_MAX;
+	unsigned long esz_time;
 
 	if (!quota->ms && list_empty(&quota->goals)) {
 		quota->esz = quota->sz;
@@ -3111,8 +3112,8 @@ static void damos_set_effective_quota(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damos *s)
 					1000000, quota->total_charged_ns);
 		else
 			throughput = PAGE_SIZE * 1024;
-		esz = min(throughput * quota->ms, esz);
-		esz = max(ctx->min_region_sz, esz);
+		esz_time = max(throughput * quota->ms, ctx->min_region_sz);
+		esz = min(esz_time, esz);
 	}
 
 	if (quota->sz && quota->sz < esz)