diff --git a/src/history.cpp b/src/history.cpp
index 6fe222fe..edd5cdb7 100644
--- a/src/history.cpp
+++ b/src/history.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void History::success(Piece p, Square to, Depth d) {
   if (history[p][to] >= HistoryMax)
       for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++)
           for (int j = 0; j < 64; j++)
-              history[i][j] /= 2;
+              history[i][j] /= 4;
 }