diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 7a06dad9..6dcd9f1d 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -856,7 +856,8 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
           && !captureOrPromotion
           && !inCheck
           && !dangerous
-          &&  move != ttMove)
+          &&  move != ttMove
+          &&  bestValue > VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY)
       {
           // Move count based pruning
           if (   depth < 16 * ONE_PLY