diff --git a/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h b/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h
index 4a7a2308eb72..708d972700c0 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h
+++ b/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ struct inode *exfat_build_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 void exfat_hash_inode(struct inode *inode, loff_t i_pos);
 void exfat_unhash_inode(struct inode *inode);
 struct inode *exfat_iget(struct super_block *sb, loff_t i_pos);
+int __exfat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync);
 int exfat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 void exfat_evict_inode(struct inode *inode);
 int exfat_block_truncate_page(struct inode *inode, loff_t from);
diff --git a/fs/exfat/file.c b/fs/exfat/file.c
index 20d4e47f57ab..08e5ffd78b10 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/file.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/file.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ int __exfat_truncate(struct inode *inode, loff_t new_size)
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct exfat_sb_info *sbi = EXFAT_SB(sb);
 	struct exfat_inode_info *ei = EXFAT_I(inode);
-	int evict = (ei->dir.dir == DIR_DELETED) ? 1 : 0;
 
 	/* check if the given file ID is opened */
 	if (ei->type != TYPE_FILE && ei->type != TYPE_DIR)
@@ -150,49 +149,9 @@ int __exfat_truncate(struct inode *inode, loff_t new_size)
 		ei->attr |= ATTR_ARCHIVE;
 
 	/* update the directory entry */
-	if (!evict) {
-		struct timespec64 ts;
-		struct exfat_dentry *ep, *ep2;
-		struct exfat_entry_set_cache *es;
-		int err;
-
-		es = exfat_get_dentry_set(sb, &(ei->dir), ei->entry,
-				ES_ALL_ENTRIES);
-		if (!es)
-			return -EIO;
-		ep = exfat_get_dentry_cached(es, 0);
-		ep2 = exfat_get_dentry_cached(es, 1);
-
-		ts = current_time(inode);
-		exfat_set_entry_time(sbi, &ts,
-				&ep->dentry.file.modify_tz,
-				&ep->dentry.file.modify_time,
-				&ep->dentry.file.modify_date,
-				&ep->dentry.file.modify_time_cs);
-		ep->dentry.file.attr = cpu_to_le16(ei->attr);
-
-		/* File size should be zero if there is no cluster allocated */
-		if (ei->start_clu == EXFAT_EOF_CLUSTER) {
-			ep2->dentry.stream.valid_size = 0;
-			ep2->dentry.stream.size = 0;
-		} else {
-			ep2->dentry.stream.valid_size = cpu_to_le64(new_size);
-			ep2->dentry.stream.size = ep2->dentry.stream.valid_size;
-		}
-
-		if (new_size == 0) {
-			/* Any directory can not be truncated to zero */
-			WARN_ON(ei->type != TYPE_FILE);
-
-			ep2->dentry.stream.flags = ALLOC_FAT_CHAIN;
-			ep2->dentry.stream.start_clu = EXFAT_FREE_CLUSTER;
-		}
-
-		exfat_update_dir_chksum_with_entry_set(es);
-		err = exfat_free_dentry_set(es, inode_needs_sync(inode));
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
+	if (__exfat_write_inode(inode, inode_needs_sync(inode)))
+		return -EIO;
 
 	/* cut off from the FAT chain */
 	if (ei->flags == ALLOC_FAT_CHAIN && last_clu != EXFAT_FREE_CLUSTER &&
diff --git a/fs/exfat/inode.c b/fs/exfat/inode.c
index 0133d385d8e8..ebc64fa5c2de 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/inode.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "exfat_raw.h"
 #include "exfat_fs.h"
 
-static int __exfat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
+int __exfat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
 {
 	unsigned long long on_disk_size;
 	struct exfat_dentry *ep, *ep2;
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ static int __exfat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
 
 	ep2->dentry.stream.valid_size = cpu_to_le64(on_disk_size);
 	ep2->dentry.stream.size = ep2->dentry.stream.valid_size;
+	if (on_disk_size) {
+		ep2->dentry.stream.flags = ei->flags;
+		ep2->dentry.stream.start_clu = cpu_to_le32(ei->start_clu);
+	} else {
+		ep2->dentry.stream.flags = ALLOC_FAT_CHAIN;
+		ep2->dentry.stream.start_clu = EXFAT_FREE_CLUSTER;
+	}
 
 	exfat_update_dir_chksum_with_entry_set(es);
 	return exfat_free_dentry_set(es, sync);
@@ -216,32 +223,10 @@ static int exfat_map_cluster(struct inode *inode, unsigned int clu_offset,
 		num_clusters += num_to_be_allocated;
 		*clu = new_clu.dir;
 
-		if (ei->dir.dir != DIR_DELETED && modified) {
-			struct exfat_dentry *ep;
-			struct exfat_entry_set_cache *es;
-			int err;
-
-			es = exfat_get_dentry_set(sb, &(ei->dir), ei->entry,
-				ES_ALL_ENTRIES);
-			if (!es)
+		if (modified) {
+			if (__exfat_write_inode(inode, inode_needs_sync(inode)))
 				return -EIO;
-			/* get stream entry */
-			ep = exfat_get_dentry_cached(es, 1);
-
-			/* update directory entry */
-			ep->dentry.stream.flags = ei->flags;
-			ep->dentry.stream.start_clu =
-				cpu_to_le32(ei->start_clu);
-			ep->dentry.stream.valid_size =
-				cpu_to_le64(i_size_read(inode));
-			ep->dentry.stream.size =
-				ep->dentry.stream.valid_size;
-
-			exfat_update_dir_chksum_with_entry_set(es);
-			err = exfat_free_dentry_set(es, inode_needs_sync(inode));
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		} /* end of if != DIR_DELETED */
+		}
 
 		inode->i_blocks +=
 			num_to_be_allocated << sbi->sect_per_clus_bits;
diff --git a/fs/exfat/namei.c b/fs/exfat/namei.c
index 76acc3721951..f6f8725803dc 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/namei.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/namei.c
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ static int exfat_find_empty_entry(struct inode *inode,
 	unsigned int ret, last_clu;
 	loff_t size = 0;
 	struct exfat_chain clu;
-	struct exfat_dentry *ep = NULL;
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct exfat_sb_info *sbi = EXFAT_SB(sb);
 	struct exfat_inode_info *ei = EXFAT_I(inode);
@@ -384,23 +383,8 @@ static int exfat_find_empty_entry(struct inode *inode,
 		size = EXFAT_CLU_TO_B(p_dir->size, sbi);
 
 		/* update the directory entry */
-		if (p_dir->dir != sbi->root_dir) {
-			struct buffer_head *bh;
-
-			ep = exfat_get_dentry(sb,
-				&(ei->dir), ei->entry + 1, &bh);
-			if (!ep)
-				return -EIO;
-
-			ep->dentry.stream.valid_size = cpu_to_le64(size);
-			ep->dentry.stream.size = ep->dentry.stream.valid_size;
-			ep->dentry.stream.flags = p_dir->flags;
-			exfat_update_bh(bh, IS_DIRSYNC(inode));
-			brelse(bh);
-			if (exfat_update_dir_chksum(inode, &(ei->dir),
-			    ei->entry))
-				return -EIO;
-		}
+		if (__exfat_write_inode(inode, IS_DIRSYNC(inode)))
+			return -EIO;
 
 		/* directory inode should be updated in here */
 		i_size_write(inode, size);
