diff --git a/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py b/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
index 9cfd06aa8..ac1e55692 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
@@ -411,7 +411,10 @@ class LastGenrePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
                     self._log.info(
                         "genre for album {0} ({1}): {0.genre}", album, src
                     )
-                    album.store(inherit=False)
+                    if "track" in self.sources:
+                        album.store(inherit=False)
+                    else:
+                        album.store()
 
                     for item in album.items():
                         # If we're using track-level sources, also look up each