diff --git a/mm/damon/core.c b/mm/damon/core.c
index 08510bf9b38d..390e00b3685e 100644
--- a/mm/damon/core.c
+++ b/mm/damon/core.c
@@ -2010,6 +2010,8 @@ int damon_kdamond_pid(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
  * @ctx has succeeded.  Otherwise, this function could fall into an indefinite
  * wait.
  *
+ * When this function is failed, the @ctx is guaranteed to be stopped.
+ *
  * Return: 0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
  */
 int damon_call(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damon_call_control *control)
@@ -2022,7 +2024,7 @@ int damon_call(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damon_call_control *control)
 	mutex_lock(&ctx->call_controls_lock);
 	if (ctx->call_controls_obsolete) {
 		mutex_unlock(&ctx->call_controls_lock);
-		return -ECANCELED;
+		goto canceled;
 	}
 	list_add_tail(&control->list, &ctx->call_controls);
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->call_controls_lock);
@@ -2030,8 +2032,14 @@ int damon_call(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damon_call_control *control)
 		return 0;
 	wait_for_completion(&control->completion);
 	if (control->canceled)
-		return -ECANCELED;
+		goto canceled;
 	return 0;
+
+canceled:
+	while (damon_is_running(ctx))
+		schedule_timeout_idle(msecs_to_jiffies(100));
+	return -ECANCELED;
+
 }
 
 /**