diff --git a/mm/damon/core.c b/mm/damon/core.c
index c8c2e4660b98..ac06465cd9eb 100644
--- a/mm/damon/core.c
+++ b/mm/damon/core.c
@@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ static void damon_do_apply_schemes(struct damon_ctx *c,
 	damon_for_each_scheme(s, c) {
 		struct damos_quota *quota = &s->quota;
 
-		if (c->passed_sample_intervals < s->next_apply_sis)
+		if (time_before(c->passed_sample_intervals, s->next_apply_sis))
 			continue;
 
 		if (!s->wmarks.activated)
@@ -2455,7 +2455,7 @@ static void kdamond_apply_schemes(struct damon_ctx *c)
 	bool has_schemes_to_apply = false;
 
 	damon_for_each_scheme(s, c) {
-		if (c->passed_sample_intervals < s->next_apply_sis)
+		if (time_before(c->passed_sample_intervals, s->next_apply_sis))
 			continue;
 
 		if (!s->wmarks.activated)
@@ -2479,7 +2479,7 @@ static void kdamond_apply_schemes(struct damon_ctx *c)
 	}
 
 	damon_for_each_scheme(s, c) {
-		if (c->passed_sample_intervals < s->next_apply_sis)
+		if (time_before(c->passed_sample_intervals, s->next_apply_sis))
 			continue;
 		damos_walk_complete(c, s);
 		damos_set_next_apply_sis(s, c);