diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index b5ce0c18..54839f53 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
     value = bestValue; // Workaround a bogus 'uninitialized' warning under gcc
 
     skipQuiets = false;
-    ttCapture = false;
+    ttCapture = ttMove && pos.capture_or_promotion(ttMove);
     pvExact = PvNode && ttHit && tte->bound() == BOUND_EXACT;
 
     // Step 12. Loop through all pseudo-legal moves until no moves remain
@@ -982,9 +982,6 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
           continue;
       }
 
-      if (move == ttMove && captureOrPromotion)
-          ttCapture = true;
-
       // Update the current move (this must be done after singular extension search)
       ss->currentMove = move;
       ss->continuationHistory = &thisThread->continuationHistory[movedPiece][to_sq(move)];