diff --git a/src/pawns.cpp b/src/pawns.cpp
index 2fc8e736..523ed157 100644
--- a/src/pawns.cpp
+++ b/src/pawns.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace {
     S(20,20), S(40,40), S(0, 0), S(0, 0) };
 
   // Bonus for file distance of the two outermost pawns
-  const Score PawnsFileSpan = S(0, 15);
+  const Score PawnsFileSpan = S(0, 8);
 
   // Unsupported pawn penalty
   const Score UnsupportedPawnPenalty = S(20, 10);