diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index d5e58eb5..6827f512 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1877,7 +1877,8 @@ void update_all_stats(const Position&      pos,
     // Extra penalty for a quiet early move that was not a TT move in
     // previous ply when it gets refuted.
     if (prevSq != SQ_NONE && ((ss - 1)->moveCount == 1 + (ss - 1)->ttHit) && !pos.captured_piece())
-        update_continuation_histories(ss - 1, pos.piece_on(prevSq), prevSq, -malus * 980 / 1024);
+        update_continuation_histories(ss - 1, pos.piece_on(prevSq), prevSq,
+                                      -malus * (512 + depth * 16) / 1024);
 
     // Decrease stats for all non-best capture moves
     for (Move move : capturesSearched)