diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 2d0df89c..873dc5d2 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ Value Eval::evaluate(const Position& pos, int* complexity) {
   else
   {
       int nnueComplexity;
-      int scale = 1001 + 5 * pos.count<PAWN>() + 61 * pos.non_pawn_material() / 4096;
+      int scale = 1001 + pos.non_pawn_material() / 64;
 
       Color stm = pos.side_to_move();
       Value optimism = pos.this_thread()->optimism[stm];