diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index d16fdd8d..c217a5de 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -601,8 +601,7 @@ int Negamax(int alpha, int beta, int depth, const bool cutNode, ThreadData* td,
             if (!skipQuiets) {
 
                 // Movecount pruning: if we searched enough moves and we are not in check we skip the rest
-                if (!pvNode
-                    && totalMoves > lmp_margin[std::min(depth, 63)][improving]) {
+                if (totalMoves > lmp_margin[std::min(depth, 63)][improving]) {
                     skipQuiets = true;
                 }