diff --git a/fs/exfat/dir.c b/fs/exfat/dir.c
index 56b1bea7d065..3940a56902dd 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/dir.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/dir.c
@@ -237,10 +237,7 @@ static int exfat_iterate(struct file *filp, struct dir_context *ctx)
 		fake_offset = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (cpos & (DENTRY_SIZE - 1)) {
-		err = -ENOENT;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
+	cpos = round_up(cpos, DENTRY_SIZE);
 
 	/* name buffer should be allocated before use */
 	err = exfat_alloc_namebuf(nb);