diff --git a/mm/damon/tests/core-kunit.h b/mm/damon/tests/core-kunit.h
index 51051834e177..62e5bb465a92 100644
--- a/mm/damon/tests/core-kunit.h
+++ b/mm/damon/tests/core-kunit.h
@@ -617,6 +617,8 @@ static void damon_test_set_filters_default_reject(struct kunit *test)
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, scheme.ops_filters_default_reject, false);
 
 	target_filter = damos_new_filter(DAMOS_FILTER_TYPE_TARGET, true, true);
+	if (!target_filter)
+		kunit_skip(test, "filter alloc fail");
 	damos_add_filter(&scheme, target_filter);
 	damos_set_filters_default_reject(&scheme);
 	/*
@@ -642,6 +644,10 @@ static void damon_test_set_filters_default_reject(struct kunit *test)
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, scheme.ops_filters_default_reject, false);
 
 	anon_filter = damos_new_filter(DAMOS_FILTER_TYPE_ANON, true, true);
+	if (!anon_filter) {
+		damos_free_filter(target_filter);
+		kunit_skip(test, "anon_filter alloc fail");
+	}
 	damos_add_filter(&scheme, anon_filter);
 
 	damos_set_filters_default_reject(&scheme);