diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index c1640d94..959ccd84 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -235,15 +235,9 @@ namespace {
     attackedBy2[Us] = dblAttackByPawn | (attackedBy[Us][KING] & attackedBy[Us][PAWN]);
 
     // Init our king safety tables
-    kingRing[Us] = attackedBy[Us][KING];
-    if (relative_rank(Us, ksq) == RANK_1)
-        kingRing[Us] |= shift<Up>(kingRing[Us]);
-
-    if (file_of(ksq) == FILE_H)
-        kingRing[Us] |= shift<WEST>(kingRing[Us]);
-
-    else if (file_of(ksq) == FILE_A)
-        kingRing[Us] |= shift<EAST>(kingRing[Us]);
+    Square s = make_square(clamp(file_of(ksq), FILE_B, FILE_G),
+                           clamp(rank_of(ksq), RANK_2, RANK_7));
+    kingRing[Us] = PseudoAttacks[KING][s] | s;
 
     kingAttackersCount[Them] = popcount(kingRing[Us] & pe->pawn_attacks(Them));
     kingAttacksCount[Them] = kingAttackersWeight[Them] = 0;