diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 50585eb13..b9321de75 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1443,10 +1443,10 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
                        moveCount != 0 ? depth : std::min(MAX_PLY - 1, depth + 6), bestMove,
                        unadjustedStaticEval, tt.generation());
 
-    // Adjust correction history
+    // Adjust correction history if the best move is not a capture
+    // and the error direction matches whether we are above/below bounds.
     if (!ss->inCheck && !(bestMove && pos.capture(bestMove))
-        && ((bestValue < ss->staticEval && bestValue < beta)  // negative correction & no fail high
-            || (bestValue > ss->staticEval && bestMove)))     // positive correction & no fail low
+        && (bestValue < ss->staticEval) == !bestMove)
     {
         auto bonus =
           std::clamp(int(bestValue - ss->staticEval) * depth / (8 + (bestValue > ss->staticEval)),