diff --git a/fs/exfat/dir.c b/fs/exfat/dir.c
index fe0a9b8a0cd0..3103b932b674 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/dir.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/dir.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int exfat_readdir(struct inode *inode, loff_t *cpos, struct exfat_dir_ent
 			type = exfat_get_entry_type(ep);
 			if (type == TYPE_UNUSED) {
 				brelse(bh);
-				break;
+				goto out;
 			}
 
 			if (type != TYPE_FILE && type != TYPE_DIR) {
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ static int exfat_readdir(struct inode *inode, loff_t *cpos, struct exfat_dir_ent
 		}
 	}
 
+out:
 	dir_entry->namebuf.lfn[0] = '\0';
 	*cpos = EXFAT_DEN_TO_B(dentry);
 	return 0;