diff --git a/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp b/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
index 8f1ac15f..d0b59f05 100644
--- a/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
+++ b/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ void Tablebases::init(const std::string& paths) {
                         continue; // First on diagonal, second above
 
                     else if (!off_A1H8(s1) && !off_A1H8(s2))
-                        bothOnDiagonal.push_back(std::make_pair(idx, s2));
+                        bothOnDiagonal.emplace_back(idx, s2);
 
                     else
                         MapKK[idx][s2] = code++;
diff --git a/src/tt.cpp b/src/tt.cpp
index 53e78595..716d13e0 100644
--- a/src/tt.cpp
+++ b/src/tt.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void TranspositionTable::clear() {
 
   for (size_t idx = 0; idx < Options["Threads"]; idx++)
   {
-      threads.push_back(std::thread([this, idx]() {
+      threads.emplace_back([this, idx]() {
 
           // Thread binding gives faster search on systems with a first-touch policy
           if (Options["Threads"] > 8)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void TranspositionTable::clear() {
                                 stride : clusterCount - start;
 
           std::memset(&table[start], 0, len * sizeof(Cluster));
-      }));
+      });
   }
 
   for (std::thread& th: threads)