diff --git a/src/tt.cpp b/src/tt.cpp
index d7f7dbdef..953348987 100644
--- a/src/tt.cpp
+++ b/src/tt.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ void TTEntry::save(
         value16   = int16_t(v);
         eval16    = int16_t(ev);
     }
+    else if (depth8 + DEPTH_ENTRY_OFFSET >= 5 && Bound(genBound8 & 0x3) != BOUND_EXACT)
+        depth8--;
 }