diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index 5ac6f5aa..da4bfca4 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ 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],