diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index eaf7ab5f..064ea027 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ int Eval::simple_eval(const Position& pos, Color c) {
 
 bool Eval::use_smallnet(const Position& pos) {
     int simpleEval = simple_eval(pos, pos.side_to_move());
-    int pawnCount  = pos.count<PAWN>();
-    return std::abs(simpleEval) > 992 + 6 * pawnCount * pawnCount / 16;
+    return std::abs(simpleEval) > 992 + 10 * pos.count<PAWN>();
 }
 
 // Evaluate is the evaluator for the outer world. It returns a static evaluation