diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 54523631..785cf0ef 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ namespace {
     if (!RootNode)
     {
         // Step 2. Check for aborted search and immediate draw
-        if (Signals.stop || pos.is_draw<false,true>() || ss->ply > MAX_PLY)
+        if (Signals.stop || (PvNode?pos.is_draw<false,false>():pos.is_draw<false,true>()) || ss->ply > MAX_PLY)
             return DrawValue[pos.side_to_move()];
 
         // Step 3. Mate distance pruning. Even if we mate at the next move our score