diff --git a/fs/exfat/file.c b/fs/exfat/file.c
index a00f3f1b2cbb..e0b7ff0b5fab 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/file.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/file.c
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ int __exfat_truncate(struct inode *inode)
 	 * __exfat_write_inode() is called for directory entry, bitmap
 	 * and FAT to be written in a same writeback.
 	 */
-	if (__exfat_write_inode(inode, inode_needs_sync(inode)))
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	if (sync_inode_metadata(inode, inode_needs_sync(inode)))
 		return -EIO;
 
 	/* cut off from the FAT chain */