diff --git a/src/material.cpp b/src/material.cpp
index b6e23964..89147352 100644
--- a/src/material.cpp
+++ b/src/material.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Entry* probe(const Position& pos, Table& entries, Endgames& endgames) {
   Value npm_w = pos.non_pawn_material(WHITE);
   Value npm_b = pos.non_pawn_material(BLACK);
 
-  if (npm_w + npm_b == VALUE_ZERO)
+  if (npm_w + npm_b == VALUE_ZERO && pos.pieces(PAWN))
   {
       if (!pos.count<PAWN>(BLACK))
       {
diff --git a/src/position.cpp b/src/position.cpp
index 6f874763..72681e8d 100644
--- a/src/position.cpp
+++ b/src/position.cpp
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ Key Position::compute_material_key() const {
   Key k = 0;
 
   for (Color c = WHITE; c <= BLACK; ++c)
-      for (PieceType pt = PAWN; pt <= QUEEN; ++pt)
+      for (PieceType pt = PAWN; pt <= KING; ++pt)
           for (int cnt = 0; cnt < pieceCount[c][pt]; ++cnt)
               k ^= Zobrist::psq[c][pt][cnt];