diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 15981755..7b7bc5cd 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -614,10 +614,10 @@ namespace {
 
     // Update gain for the parent non-capture move given the static position
     // evaluation before and after the move.
-    if (   (move = (ss-1)->currentMove) != MOVE_NULL
-        && (ss-1)->staticEval != VALUE_NONE
+    if (   !pos.captured_piece_type()
         &&  ss->staticEval != VALUE_NONE
-        && !pos.captured_piece_type()
+        && (ss-1)->staticEval != VALUE_NONE
+        && (move = (ss-1)->currentMove) != MOVE_NULL
         &&  type_of(move) == NORMAL)
     {
         Square to = to_sq(move);