diff --git a/fs/exfat/dir.c b/fs/exfat/dir.c
index 91ece649285d2..119abf0d8dd6f 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/dir.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/dir.c
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ int exfat_find_dir_entry(struct super_block *sb, struct exfat_inode_info *ei,
 			ret = exfat_get_next_cluster(sb, &clu.dir);
 		}
 
-		if (ret || clu.dir != EXFAT_EOF_CLUSTER) {
+		if (ret || clu.dir == EXFAT_EOF_CLUSTER) {
 			/* just initialized hint_stat */
 			hint_stat->clu = p_dir->dir;
 			hint_stat->eidx = 0;