diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index 0111a6c6..e7c4daea 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -1500,6 +1500,11 @@ static int lfs_dir_compact(lfs_t *lfs,
                     end = begin;
                 }
             }
+#if LFS_MIGRATE
+        } else if (lfs_pair_cmp(dir->pair, lfs->root) == 0 && lfs->lfs1) {
+            // we can't relocate our root during migrations, as this would
+            // cause the superblock to get updated, which would clobber v1
+#endif
         } else {
             // we're writing too much, time to relocate
             exhausted = true;