diff --git a/fs/exfat/namei.c b/fs/exfat/namei.c
index 337197ece599..e47a5ddfc79b 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/namei.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/namei.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int exfat_search_empty_slot(struct super_block *sb,
 		dentry = 0;
 	}
 
-	while (dentry + num_entries < total_entries &&
+	while (dentry + num_entries <= total_entries &&
 	       clu.dir != EXFAT_EOF_CLUSTER) {
 		i = dentry & (dentries_per_clu - 1);