diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index beb7f2c1ff59..46df6e611f52 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -626,6 +626,10 @@ int exfat_free_dentry_set(struct exfat_entry_set_cache *es, int sync)
 			bforget(es->bh[i]);
 		else
 			brelse(es->bh[i]);
+
+	if (IS_DYNAMIC_ES(es))
+		kfree(es->bh);
+
 	kfree(es);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -858,6 +862,7 @@ struct exfat_entry_set_cache *exfat_get_dentry_set(struct super_block *sb,
 	/* byte offset in sector */
 	off = EXFAT_BLK_OFFSET(byte_offset, sb);
 	es->start_off = off;
+	es->bh = es->__bh;
 
 	/* sector offset in cluster */
 	sec = EXFAT_B_TO_BLK(byte_offset, sb);
@@ -877,6 +882,16 @@ struct exfat_entry_set_cache *exfat_get_dentry_set(struct super_block *sb,
 	es->num_entries = num_entries;
 
 	num_bh = EXFAT_B_TO_BLK_ROUND_UP(off + num_entries * DENTRY_SIZE, sb);
+	if (num_bh > ARRAY_SIZE(es->__bh)) {
+		es->bh = kmalloc_array(num_bh, sizeof(*es->bh), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!es->bh) {
+			brelse(bh);
+			kfree(es);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		es->bh[0] = bh;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 1; i < num_bh; i++) {
 		/* get the next sector */
 		if (exfat_is_last_sector_in_cluster(sbi, sec)) {
diff --git a/exfat_fs.h b/exfat_fs.h
index 6b035c0d076e..e10d005bf400 100644
--- a/exfat_fs.h
+++ b/exfat_fs.h
@@ -198,11 +198,14 @@ struct exfat_entry_set_cache {
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	unsigned int start_off;
 	int num_bh;
-	struct buffer_head *bh[DIR_CACHE_SIZE];
+	struct buffer_head *__bh[DIR_CACHE_SIZE];
+	struct buffer_head **bh;
 	unsigned int num_entries;
 	bool modified;
 };
 
+#define IS_DYNAMIC_ES(es)	((es)->__bh != (es)->bh)
+
 struct exfat_dir_entry {
 	struct exfat_chain dir;
 	int entry;