diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateLibraryDb.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateLibraryDb.cs
index 59b7e143c1..d48ab704f6 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateLibraryDb.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateLibraryDb.cs
@@ -464,6 +464,16 @@ internal class MigrateLibraryDb : IDatabaseMigrationRoutine
 
         SqliteConnection.ClearAllPools();
 
+        using (var checkpointConnection = new SqliteConnection($"Filename={libraryDbPath}"))
+        {
+            checkpointConnection.Open();
+            using var cmd = checkpointConnection.CreateCommand();
+            cmd.CommandText = "PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE);";
+            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+        }
+
+        SqliteConnection.ClearAllPools();
+
         _logger.LogInformation("Move {0} to {1}.", libraryDbPath, libraryDbPath + ".old");
         File.Move(libraryDbPath, libraryDbPath + ".old", true);
     }