diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 43f18af2..a60f4d36 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
                 int history =
                   (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][move.to_sq()]
                   + (*contHist[1])[movedPiece][move.to_sq()]
-                  + (*contHist[3])[movedPiece][move.to_sq()]
+                  + (*contHist[3])[movedPiece][move.to_sq()] / 2
                   + thisThread->pawnHistory[pawn_structure_index(pos)][movedPiece][move.to_sq()];
 
                 // Continuation history based pruning (~2 Elo)