diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index 4521064..019db1f 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -1265,12 +1265,13 @@ static int lfs_dir_commitattr(lfs_t *lfs, struct lfs_commit *commit,
 }
 
 static int lfs_dir_commitcrc(lfs_t *lfs, struct lfs_commit *commit) {
-    const lfs_off_t off1 = commit->off;
-    const uint32_t crc1 = commit->crc;
     // align to program units
-    const lfs_off_t end = lfs_alignup(off1 + 2*sizeof(uint32_t),
+    const lfs_off_t end = lfs_alignup(commit->off + 2*sizeof(uint32_t),
             lfs->cfg->prog_size);
 
+    lfs_off_t off1 = 0;
+    uint32_t crc1 = 0;
+
     // create crc tags to fill up remainder of commit, note that
     // padding is not crced, which lets fetches skip padding but
     // makes committing a bit more complicated
@@ -1306,6 +1307,12 @@ static int lfs_dir_commitcrc(lfs_t *lfs, struct lfs_commit *commit) {
             return err;
         }
 
+        // keep track of non-padding checksum to verify
+        if (off1 == 0) {
+            off1 = commit->off + sizeof(uint32_t);
+            crc1 = commit->crc;
+        }
+
         commit->off += sizeof(tag)+lfs_tag_size(tag);
         commit->ptag = tag ^ ((lfs_tag_t)reset << 31);
         commit->crc = 0xffffffff; // reset crc for next "commit"
@@ -1319,7 +1326,7 @@ static int lfs_dir_commitcrc(lfs_t *lfs, struct lfs_commit *commit) {
 
     // successful commit, check checksums to make sure
     lfs_off_t off = commit->begin;
-    lfs_off_t noff = off1 + sizeof(uint32_t);
+    lfs_off_t noff = off1;
     while (off < end) {
         uint32_t crc = 0xffffffff;
         for (lfs_off_t i = off; i < noff+sizeof(uint32_t); i++) {