diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index cc6143dd5..0214bf4d2 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1608,9 +1608,8 @@ Value Search::Worker::qsearch(Position& pos, Stack* ss, Value alpha, Value beta)
                 bestValue = (bestValue + beta) / 2;
 
             if (!ss->ttHit)
-                ttWriter.write(posKey, value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply), false, BOUND_LOWER,
-                               DEPTH_UNSEARCHED, Move::none(), unadjustedStaticEval,
-                               tt.generation());
+                ttWriter.write(posKey, VALUE_NONE, false, BOUND_LOWER, DEPTH_UNSEARCHED,
+                               Move::none(), unadjustedStaticEval, tt.generation());
             return bestValue;
         }