diff --git a/.yarn/versions/4b2a6a48.yml b/.yarn/versions/4b2a6a48.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf00c169c56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/versions/4b2a6a48.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+releases:
+  "@yarnpkg/core": minor
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-essentials": major
+
+declined:
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-compat"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-constraints"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-dlx"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-exec"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-file"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-git"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-github"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-http"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-init"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-interactive-tools"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-link"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-node-modules"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-npm"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-npm-cli"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-pack"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-patch"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-pnp"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-stage"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-typescript"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-version"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-workspace-tools"
+  - "@yarnpkg/builder"
+  - "@yarnpkg/cli"
+  - "@yarnpkg/doctor"
+  - "@yarnpkg/pnpify"
diff --git a/packages/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/v1Migration.test.ts b/packages/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/v1Migration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ccf4ef4fd45e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/v1Migration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {Filename, ppath, xfs} from '@yarnpkg/fslib';
+
+describe(`Features`, () => {
+  describe(`V1 Migration`, () => {
+    test(
+      `it should enable the node-modules linker when migrating from v1`,
+      makeTemporaryEnv({
+        dependencies: {
+          [`no-deps`]: `1.0.0`,
+        },
+      }, async ({path, run, source}) => {
+        await xfs.writeFilePromise(ppath.join(path, Filename.lockfile), `# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.\n# yarn lockfile v1\n\n\n\n`);
+
+        await run(`install`);
+
+        await expect(xfs.existsPromise(ppath.join(path, Filename.nodeModules, `no-deps` as Filename))).resolves.toEqual(true);
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/install.ts b/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/install.ts
index bf81f00d1c42..15c724035d38 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/install.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/install.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import {BaseCommand, WorkspaceRequiredError}                                                from '@yarnpkg/cli';
 import {Configuration, Cache, MessageName, Project, ReportError, StreamReport, formatUtils} from '@yarnpkg/core';
-import {xfs, ppath}                                                                         from '@yarnpkg/fslib';
+import {xfs, ppath, Filename}                                                               from '@yarnpkg/fslib';
 import {parseSyml, stringifySyml}                                                           from '@yarnpkg/parsers';
-import {TRAVIS}                                                                             from 'ci-info';
 import {Command, Option, Usage}                                                             from 'clipanion';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line arca/no-default-export
@@ -193,13 +192,11 @@ export default class YarnCommand extends BaseCommand {
     // Note: it's been deprecated because we're now locking more than just the
     // lockfile - for example the PnP artifacts will also be locked.
     if (typeof this.frozenLockfile !== `undefined`) {
-      const exitCode = await reportDeprecation(`The --frozen-lockfile option is deprecated; use --immutable and/or --immutable-cache instead`, {
-        error: !isGCP && !TRAVIS,
+      await reportDeprecation(`The --frozen-lockfile option is deprecated; use --immutable and/or --immutable-cache instead`, {
+        error: false,
       });
 
-      if (exitCode !== null) {
-        return exitCode;
-      }
+      this.immutable = this.frozenLockfile;
     }
 
     // We also want to prevent them from using --cache-folder
@@ -238,6 +235,39 @@ export default class YarnCommand extends BaseCommand {
       }
     }
 
+    if (configuration.projectCwd !== null && typeof configuration.sources.get(`nodeLinker`) === `undefined`) {
+      const projectCwd = configuration.projectCwd;
+
+      let content;
+      try {
+        content = await xfs.readFilePromise(ppath.join(projectCwd, Filename.lockfile), `utf8`);
+      } catch {}
+
+      // If migrating from a v1 install, we automatically enable the node-modules linker,
+      // since that's likely what the author intended to do.
+      if (content?.includes(`yarn lockfile v1`)) {
+        const nmReport = await StreamReport.start({
+          configuration,
+          json: this.json,
+          stdout: this.context.stdout,
+          includeFooter: false,
+        }, async report => {
+          report.reportInfo(MessageName.AUTO_NM_SUCCESS, `Migrating from Yarn 1; automatically enabling the compatibility node-modules linker 👍`);
+          report.reportSeparator();
+
+          configuration.use(`<compat>`, {nodeLinker: `node-modules`}, projectCwd, {overwrite: true});
+
+          await Configuration.updateConfiguration(projectCwd, {
+            nodeLinker: `node-modules`,
+          });
+        });
+
+        if (nmReport.hasErrors()) {
+          return nmReport.exitCode();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     if (configuration.projectCwd !== null) {
       const telemetryReport = await StreamReport.start({
         configuration,
diff --git a/packages/yarnpkg-core/sources/MessageName.ts b/packages/yarnpkg-core/sources/MessageName.ts
index e63530c5f780..60ebccde1c68 100644
--- a/packages/yarnpkg-core/sources/MessageName.ts
+++ b/packages/yarnpkg-core/sources/MessageName.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export enum MessageName {
   INVALID_CONFIGURATION_VALUE = 67,
   UNUSED_PACKAGE_EXTENSION = 68,
   REDUNDANT_PACKAGE_EXTENSION = 69,
+  AUTO_NM_SUCCESS = 70,
 }
 
 export function stringifyMessageName(name: MessageName | number): string {