diff --git a/fs/exfat/balloc.c b/fs/exfat/balloc.c
index 579c10f57c2b..258b6bb5762a 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/balloc.c
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ int exfat_set_bitmap(struct inode *inode, unsigned int clu)
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct exfat_sb_info *sbi = EXFAT_SB(sb);
 
-	WARN_ON(clu < EXFAT_FIRST_CLUSTER);
+	if (!is_valid_cluster(sbi, clu))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ent_idx = CLUSTER_TO_BITMAP_ENT(clu);
 	i = BITMAP_OFFSET_SECTOR_INDEX(sb, ent_idx);
 	b = BITMAP_OFFSET_BIT_IN_SECTOR(sb, ent_idx);
@@ -166,7 +168,9 @@ void exfat_clear_bitmap(struct inode *inode, unsigned int clu)
 	struct exfat_sb_info *sbi = EXFAT_SB(sb);
 	struct exfat_mount_options *opts = &sbi->options;
 
-	WARN_ON(clu < EXFAT_FIRST_CLUSTER);
+	if (!is_valid_cluster(sbi, clu))
+		return;
+
 	ent_idx = CLUSTER_TO_BITMAP_ENT(clu);
 	i = BITMAP_OFFSET_SECTOR_INDEX(sb, ent_idx);
 	b = BITMAP_OFFSET_BIT_IN_SECTOR(sb, ent_idx);
diff --git a/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h b/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h
index b8f0e829ecbd..0d139c7d150d 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h
+++ b/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h
@@ -380,6 +380,14 @@ static inline int exfat_sector_to_cluster(struct exfat_sb_info *sbi,
 		EXFAT_RESERVED_CLUSTERS;
 }
 
+static inline bool is_valid_cluster(struct exfat_sb_info *sbi,
+		unsigned int clus)
+{
+	if (clus < EXFAT_FIRST_CLUSTER || sbi->num_clusters <= clus)
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 /* super.c */
 int exfat_set_volume_dirty(struct super_block *sb);
 int exfat_clear_volume_dirty(struct super_block *sb);
diff --git a/fs/exfat/fatent.c b/fs/exfat/fatent.c
index c3c9afee7418..a1481e47a761 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/fatent.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/fatent.c
@@ -81,14 +81,6 @@ int exfat_ent_set(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int loc,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline bool is_valid_cluster(struct exfat_sb_info *sbi,
-		unsigned int clus)
-{
-	if (clus < EXFAT_FIRST_CLUSTER || sbi->num_clusters <= clus)
-		return false;
-	return true;
-}
-
 int exfat_ent_get(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int loc,
 		unsigned int *content)
 {