diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 438c2d6f..cf640a0a 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ namespace {
     bestValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
     ss->currentMove = threatMove = (ss+1)->excludedMove = bestMove = MOVE_NONE;
     ss->ply = (ss-1)->ply + 1;
+    ss->futilityMoveCount = 0;
     (ss+1)->skipNullMove = false; (ss+1)->reduction = DEPTH_ZERO;
     (ss+2)->killers[0] = (ss+2)->killers[1] = MOVE_NONE;
 
@@ -806,7 +807,6 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
                         << " currmovenumber " << moveCount + PVIdx << sync_endl;
       }
 
-      ss->futilityMoveCount = 0;
       ext = DEPTH_ZERO;
       captureOrPromotion = pos.is_capture_or_promotion(move);
       givesCheck = pos.move_gives_check(move, ci);
@@ -906,6 +906,8 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
           // far in the move list we are to be more aggressive in the child node.
           ss->futilityMoveCount = moveCount;
       }
+      else
+          ss->futilityMoveCount = 0;
 
       // Check for legality only before to do the move
       if (!RootNode && !SpNode && !pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, ci.pinned))