diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 79942bcd..2d5fb630 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -762,6 +762,9 @@ namespace {
         if (eval == VALUE_NONE)
             ss->staticEval = eval = evaluate(pos);
 
+        if (eval == VALUE_DRAW)
+            eval = value_draw(depth, thisThread);
+
         // Can ttValue be used as a better position evaluation?
         if (    ttValue != VALUE_NONE
             && (tte->bound() & (ttValue > eval ? BOUND_LOWER : BOUND_UPPER)))