diff --git a/mm/damon/core-test.h b/mm/damon/core-test.h
index ef36d586d6ee..ae03df71737e 100644
--- a/mm/damon/core-test.h
+++ b/mm/damon/core-test.h
@@ -247,8 +247,16 @@ static void damon_test_ops_registration(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	struct damon_ctx *c = damon_new_ctx();
 	struct damon_operations ops = {.id = DAMON_OPS_VADDR}, bak;
+	bool need_cleanup = false;
 
-	/* DAMON_OPS_VADDR is registered on subsys_initcall */
+	/* DAMON_OPS_VADDR is registered only if CONFIG_DAMON_VADDR is set */
+	if (!damon_is_registered_ops(DAMON_OPS_VADDR)) {
+		bak.id = DAMON_OPS_VADDR;
+		KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, damon_register_ops(&bak), 0);
+		need_cleanup = true;
+	}
+
+	/* DAMON_OPS_VADDR is ensured to be registered */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, damon_select_ops(c, DAMON_OPS_VADDR), 0);
 
 	/* Double-registration is prohibited */
@@ -274,6 +282,13 @@ static void damon_test_ops_registration(struct kunit *test)
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, damon_register_ops(&ops), -EINVAL);
 
 	damon_destroy_ctx(c);
+
+	if (need_cleanup) {
+		mutex_lock(&damon_ops_lock);
+		damon_registered_ops[DAMON_OPS_VADDR] =
+			(struct damon_operations){};
+		mutex_unlock(&damon_ops_lock);
+	}
 }
 
 static void damon_test_set_regions(struct kunit *test)