diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 93867f0f..0ee25bca 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ namespace {
 
         // Null move dynamic reduction based on depth and value
         Depth R =  3 * ONE_PLY
-                 + depth / (2 * ONE_PLY)
+                 + depth / 4
                  + int(eval - beta) / PawnValueMg * ONE_PLY;
 
         pos.do_null_move(st);