diff --git a/fs/exfat/balloc.c b/fs/exfat/balloc.c
index 0356c88252bd..ce9be95c9172 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/balloc.c
@@ -91,11 +91,8 @@ int exfat_load_bitmap(struct super_block *sb)
 				return -EIO;
 
 			type = exfat_get_entry_type(ep);
-			if (type == TYPE_UNUSED)
-				break;
-			if (type != TYPE_BITMAP)
-				continue;
-			if (ep->dentry.bitmap.flags == 0x0) {
+			if (type == TYPE_BITMAP &&
+			    ep->dentry.bitmap.flags == 0x0) {
 				int err;
 
 				err = exfat_allocate_bitmap(sb, ep);
@@ -103,6 +100,9 @@ int exfat_load_bitmap(struct super_block *sb)
 				return err;
 			}
 			brelse(bh);
+
+			if (type == TYPE_UNUSED)
+				return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 		if (exfat_get_next_cluster(sb, &clu.dir))