diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index d2a90283c..9924b0cec 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,16 @@ void update_all_stats(const Position& pos,
                       Move            TTMove,
                       int             moveCount);
 
+bool isShuffling(Move move, Stack* const ss, const Position& pos) {
+    if (type_of(pos.moved_piece(move)) == PAWN || pos.capture_stage(move)
+        || pos.rule50_count() < 10)
+        return false;
+    if (pos.state()->pliesFromNull <= 6 || ss->ply < 20)
+        return false;
+    return move.from_sq() == (ss - 2)->currentMove.to_sq()
+        && (ss - 2)->currentMove.from_sq() == (ss - 4)->currentMove.to_sq();
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 
 Search::Worker::Worker(SharedState&                    sharedState,
@@ -1114,7 +1124,7 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
         // and lower extension margins scale well.
         if (!rootNode && move == ttData.move && !excludedMove && depth >= 6 + ss->ttPv
             && is_valid(ttData.value) && !is_decisive(ttData.value) && (ttData.bound & BOUND_LOWER)
-            && ttData.depth >= depth - 3)
+            && ttData.depth >= depth - 3 && !isShuffling(move, ss, pos))
         {
             Value singularBeta  = ttData.value - (53 + 75 * (ss->ttPv && !PvNode)) * depth / 60;
             Depth singularDepth = newDepth / 2;