diff --git a/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h b/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h
index 0d139c7d150d..07b09af57436 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h
+++ b/fs/exfat/exfat_fs.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ enum {
 #define ES_2_ENTRIES		2
 #define ES_ALL_ENTRIES		0
 
-#define DIR_DELETED		0xFFFF0321
+#define DIR_DELETED		0xFFFFFFF7
 
 /* type values */
 #define TYPE_UNUSED		0x0000