diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index 81a19f6..1649ae5 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ relocate:
         // can't relocate superblock, filesystem is now frozen
         if (lfs_pair_cmp(oldpair, (const lfs_block_t[2]){0, 1}) == 0) {
             LFS_WARN("Superblock %"PRIu32" has become unwritable", oldpair[1]);
-            return LFS_ERR_CORRUPT;
+            return LFS_ERR_NOSPC;
         }
 
         // relocate half of pair
diff --git a/tests/test_format.sh b/tests/test_format.sh
index 06438bc..d885f83 100755
--- a/tests/test_format.sh
+++ b/tests/test_format.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ echo "--- Invalid superblocks ---"
 ln -f -s /dev/zero blocks/0
 ln -f -s /dev/zero blocks/1
 tests/test.py << TEST
-    lfs_format(&lfs, &cfg) => LFS_ERR_CORRUPT;
+    lfs_format(&lfs, &cfg) => LFS_ERR_NOSPC;
 TEST
 rm blocks/0 blocks/1