diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs
index e5bd768ebebb..694786cd9018 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs
@@ -440,7 +440,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn install(
     };
 
     // Nothing to do.
-    if remote.is_empty() && cached.is_empty() && reinstalls.is_empty() && extraneous.is_empty() {
+    if remote.is_empty()
+        && cached.is_empty()
+        && reinstalls.is_empty()
+        && extraneous.is_empty()
+        && !compile
+    {
         logger.on_audit(resolution.len(), start, printer)?;
         return Ok(Changelog::default());
     }
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_sync.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_sync.rs
index dee1a6b01e5f..f760a029af36 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_sync.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_sync.rs
@@ -3292,6 +3292,55 @@ fn compile() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Re-install with bytecode compilation.
+#[test]
+fn recompile() -> Result<()> {
+    let context = TestContext::new("3.12");
+
+    let requirements_txt = context.temp_dir.child("requirements.txt");
+    requirements_txt.write_str("MarkupSafe==2.1.3")?;
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.pip_sync()
+        .arg("requirements.txt")
+        .arg("--strict"), @r###"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    Resolved 1 package in [TIME]
+    Prepared 1 package in [TIME]
+    Installed 1 package in [TIME]
+     + markupsafe==2.1.3
+    "###
+    );
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.pip_sync()
+        .arg("requirements.txt")
+        .arg("--compile")
+        .arg("--strict"), @r###"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    Resolved 1 package in [TIME]
+    Bytecode compiled 3 files in [TIME]
+    "###
+    );
+
+    assert!(context
+        .site_packages()
+        .join("markupsafe")
+        .join("__pycache__")
+        .join("__init__.cpython-312.pyc")
+        .exists());
+
+    context.assert_command("import markupsafe").success();
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Raise an error when an editable's `Requires-Python` constraint is not met.
 #[test]
 fn requires_python_editable() -> Result<()> {