diff --git a/mm/damon/lru_sort.c b/mm/damon/lru_sort.c
index c276736a071c..9de6f00a71c5 100644
--- a/mm/damon/lru_sort.c
+++ b/mm/damon/lru_sort.c
@@ -524,8 +524,10 @@ static int __init damon_lru_sort_init(void)
 	if (!ctx)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (damon_select_ops(ctx, DAMON_OPS_PADDR))
+	if (damon_select_ops(ctx, DAMON_OPS_PADDR)) {
+		damon_destroy_ctx(ctx);
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	ctx->callback.after_wmarks_check = damon_lru_sort_after_wmarks_check;
 	ctx->callback.after_aggregation = damon_lru_sort_after_aggregation;