diff --git a/fs/exfat/super.c b/fs/exfat/super.c
index e1cffa46eb73..7f9592856bf7 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/super.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/super.c
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ static void exfat_free_iocharset(struct exfat_sb_info *sbi)
 		kfree(sbi->options.iocharset);
 }
 
+static void exfat_set_iocharset(struct exfat_mount_options *opts,
+				char *iocharset)
+{
+	opts->iocharset = iocharset;
+	if (!strcmp(opts->iocharset, "utf8"))
+		opts->utf8 = 1;
+	else
+		opts->utf8 = 0;
+}
+
 static void exfat_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct exfat_sb_info *sbi = EXFAT_SB(sb);
@@ -292,7 +302,7 @@ static int exfat_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 		break;
 	case Opt_charset:
 		exfat_free_iocharset(sbi);
-		opts->iocharset = param->string;
+		exfat_set_iocharset(opts, param->string);
 		param->string = NULL;
 		break;
 	case Opt_errors:
@@ -664,8 +674,8 @@ static int exfat_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	/* set up enough so that it can read an inode */
 	exfat_hash_init(sb);
 
-	if (!strcmp(sbi->options.iocharset, "utf8"))
-		opts->utf8 = 1;
+	if (sbi->options.utf8)
+		set_default_d_op(sb, &exfat_utf8_dentry_ops);
 	else {
 		sbi->nls_io = load_nls(sbi->options.iocharset);
 		if (!sbi->nls_io) {
@@ -674,12 +684,8 @@ static int exfat_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto free_table;
 		}
-	}
-
-	if (sbi->options.utf8)
-		set_default_d_op(sb, &exfat_utf8_dentry_ops);
-	else
 		set_default_d_op(sb, &exfat_dentry_ops);
+	}
 
 	root_inode = new_inode(sb);
 	if (!root_inode) {
@@ -809,8 +815,8 @@ static int exfat_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
 	sbi->options.fs_fmask = current->fs->umask;
 	sbi->options.fs_dmask = current->fs->umask;
 	sbi->options.allow_utime = -1;
-	sbi->options.iocharset = exfat_default_iocharset;
 	sbi->options.errors = EXFAT_ERRORS_RO;
+	exfat_set_iocharset(&sbi->options, exfat_default_iocharset);
 
 	fc->s_fs_info = sbi;
 	fc->ops = &exfat_context_ops;