diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 5f87f28fded..fab06b4228a 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
             // beyond the first move depth.
             // To prevent problems when the max value is less than the min value,
             // std::clamp has been replaced by a more robust implementation.
-            Depth d = std::max(1, std::min(newDepth - r, newDepth + 1));
+            Depth d = std::max(1, std::min(newDepth - r, newDepth + (PvNode || cutNode)));
 
             value = -search<NonPV>(pos, ss + 1, -(alpha + 1), -alpha, d, true);