diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 6d332c5e..3116e80e 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1217,9 +1217,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
 
           if (futilityValue < beta)
           {
-              if (futilityValue > bestValue)
-                  bestValue = futilityValue;
-
+              bestValue = std::max(bestValue, futilityValue);
               continue;
           }
 
@@ -1227,7 +1225,10 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
           if (   futilityBase < beta
               && depth < DEPTH_ZERO
               && pos.see(move) <= 0)
+          {
+              bestValue = std::max(bestValue, futilityBase);
               continue;
+          }
       }
 
       // Detect non-capture evasions that are candidate to be pruned