diff --git a/src/movepick.cpp b/src/movepick.cpp
index 4b01beb67..b4523463f 100644
--- a/src/movepick.cpp
+++ b/src/movepick.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, int th, const CapturePieceTo
     threshold(th) {
     assert(!pos.checkers());
 
-    stage = PROBCUT_TT + !(ttm && pos.capture_stage(ttm) && pos.pseudo_legal(ttm));
+    // Removing the SEE check passes as simplification, but hurts mate finding
+    stage = PROBCUT_TT
+          + !(ttm && pos.capture_stage(ttm) && pos.pseudo_legal(ttm) && pos.see_ge(ttm, threshold));
 }
 
 // Assigns a numerical value to each move in a list, used for sorting.