diff --git a/samples/damon/mtier.c b/samples/damon/mtier.c
index eb1143de8df1..3785b0c7ffb1 100644
--- a/samples/damon/mtier.c
+++ b/samples/damon/mtier.c
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ static struct damon_ctx *damon_sample_mtier_build_ctx(bool promote)
 		addr.end = promote ? node1_end_addr : node0_end_addr;
 	}
 
+	if (addr.start >= addr.end)
+		goto free_out;
+
 	range.start = addr.start;
 	range.end = addr.end;