diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 251cc4d2..fe517186 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int AlphaBeta(Thread *thread, Stack *ss, int alpha, int beta, Depth depth
             r += 2 * cutnode;
 
             // Depth after reductions, avoiding going straight to quiescence as well as extending
-            Depth lmrDepth = CLAMP(newDepth - r, 1, newDepth);
+            Depth lmrDepth = CLAMP(newDepth - r, 1, newDepth + 1);
 
             score = -AlphaBeta(thread, ss+1, -alpha-1, -alpha, lmrDepth, true);