diff --git a/fs/exfat/inode.c b/fs/exfat/inode.c
index 522edcbb2ce4..af8870145f67 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/inode.c
@@ -534,7 +534,8 @@ static ssize_t exfat_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 		size = pos + ret;
 
 	/* zero the unwritten part in the partially written block */
-	if (rw == READ && pos < ei->valid_size && ei->valid_size < size) {
+	if (ret == -EIOCBQUEUED && rw == READ && pos < ei->valid_size && 
+			ei->valid_size < size) {
 		iov_iter_revert(iter, size - ei->valid_size);
 		iov_iter_zero(size - ei->valid_size, iter);
 	}