diff --git a/mm/damon/reclaim.c b/mm/damon/reclaim.c
index 3c71b4596676..fb7c982a0018 100644
--- a/mm/damon/reclaim.c
+++ b/mm/damon/reclaim.c
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ static int damon_reclaim_apply_parameters(void)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (!damon_reclaim_mon_attrs.aggr_interval) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	err = damon_set_attrs(param_ctx, &damon_reclaim_mon_attrs);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;