diff --git a/src/search.rs b/src/search.rs
index fbc22f930..b73ae6c69 100644
--- a/src/search.rs
+++ b/src/search.rs
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ fn search<NODE: NodeType>(
             return Score::ZERO;
         }
 
-        if score >= bound && !is_win(score) {
+        if score >= bound && !is_win(score) && !is_loss(score) {
             if (td.nmp_min_ply > 0 || depth < 16) && score >= beta {
                 return score;
             }