diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 02b2f08..9ee203b 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 (add-hook 'sh-mode-hook (lambda () (setq tab-width 4)))
 
 ;;;; various options
-(setq compilation-scroll-output 1
-      read-file-name-completion-ignore-case t
+(setq read-file-name-completion-ignore-case t
       inhibit-startup-screen t
       vc-follow-symlinks t
       custom-file (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/custom.el")
@@ -67,7 +66,9 @@
   :bind (("C-z" . recompile)
          ("C-S-z" . compile))
   :config
-  (add-hook 'compilation-start-hook (lambda (x) (setq-local scroll-up-aggressively 0))))
+  (setq compilation-scroll-output 'first-error)
+  (add-hook 'compilation-start-hook
+            (lambda (x) (setq-local scroll-up-aggressively 0.0)))
 
 (use-package verilog-mode
   :defer