diff --git a/include/linux/damon.h b/include/linux/damon.h
index bb58e36f019e..e1fea3119538 100644
--- a/include/linux/damon.h
+++ b/include/linux/damon.h
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ static inline unsigned int damon_max_nr_accesses(const struct damon_attrs *attrs
 
 int damon_start(struct damon_ctx **ctxs, int nr_ctxs, bool exclusive);
 int damon_stop(struct damon_ctx **ctxs, int nr_ctxs);
+bool damon_is_running(struct damon_ctx *ctx);
 
 int damon_call(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damon_call_control *control);
 int damos_walk(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damos_walk_control *control);
diff --git a/mm/damon/core.c b/mm/damon/core.c
index e8036254cc98..c66583869e95 100644
--- a/mm/damon/core.c
+++ b/mm/damon/core.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,13 @@ int damon_stop(struct damon_ctx **ctxs, int nr_ctxs)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static bool damon_is_running(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
+/**
+ * damon_is_running() - Returns if a given DAMON context is running.
+ * @ctx:	The DAMON context to see if running.
+ *
+ * Return: true if @ctx is running, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool damon_is_running(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	bool running;
 
diff --git a/mm/damon/sysfs.c b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
index 1b1476b79cdb..79d65dcc9dd0 100644
--- a/mm/damon/sysfs.c
+++ b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
@@ -1189,16 +1189,6 @@ static void damon_sysfs_kdamond_rm_dirs(struct damon_sysfs_kdamond *kdamond)
 	kobject_put(&kdamond->contexts->kobj);
 }
 
-static bool damon_sysfs_ctx_running(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
-{
-	bool running;
-
-	mutex_lock(&ctx->kdamond_lock);
-	running = ctx->kdamond != NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&ctx->kdamond_lock);
-	return running;
-}
-
 /*
  * enum damon_sysfs_cmd - Commands for a specific kdamond.
  */
@@ -1275,7 +1265,7 @@ static ssize_t state_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 	if (!ctx)
 		running = false;
 	else
-		running = damon_sysfs_ctx_running(ctx);
+		running = damon_is_running(ctx);
 
 	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", running ?
 			damon_sysfs_cmd_strs[DAMON_SYSFS_CMD_ON] :
@@ -1429,7 +1419,7 @@ static inline bool damon_sysfs_kdamond_running(
 		struct damon_sysfs_kdamond *kdamond)
 {
 	return kdamond->damon_ctx &&
-		damon_sysfs_ctx_running(kdamond->damon_ctx);
+		damon_is_running(kdamond->damon_ctx);
 }
 
 static int damon_sysfs_apply_inputs(struct damon_ctx *ctx,