diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index ebfd695a..401c60a2 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -2264,7 +2264,7 @@ static int lfs_dir_relocatingcommit(lfs_t *lfs, lfs_mdir_t *dir,
         }
     }
 
-    if (dir->erased) {
+    if (dir->erased || dir->count >= 0xff) {
         // try to commit
         struct lfs_commit commit = {
             .block = dir->pair[0],
@@ -2333,10 +2333,6 @@ static int lfs_dir_relocatingcommit(lfs_t *lfs, lfs_mdir_t *dir,
         lfs->gdisk = lfs->gstate;
         lfs->gdelta = (lfs_gstate_t){0};
 
-        if(dir->count == 0x3ff)
-        {
-            goto compact;
-        }
         goto fixmlist;
     }