diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index f561b183..52eefdc9 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static constexpr double EvalLevel[10] = {0.981, 0.956, 0.895, 0.949, 0.913,
 Value futility_margin(Depth d, bool noTtCutNode, bool improving, bool oppWorsening) {
     Value futilityMult       = 109 - 40 * noTtCutNode;
     Value improvingDeduction = 59 * improving * futilityMult / 32;
-    Value worseningDeduction = 328 * oppWorsening * futilityMult / 1024;
+    Value worseningDeduction = oppWorsening * futilityMult / 3;
 
     return futilityMult * d - improvingDeduction - worseningDeduction;
 }