diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index ddae81dfb..47dc777a6 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1728,8 +1728,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::qsearch(Position& pos, Stack* ss, Value alpha, Value beta)
     if (!ss->inCheck && !moveCount && !pos.non_pawn_material(us)
         && type_of(pos.captured_piece()) >= ROOK)
     {
-        if (!((us == WHITE ? shift<NORTH>(pos.pieces(us, PAWN))
-                           : shift<SOUTH>(pos.pieces(us, PAWN)))
+        if (!(pawn_single_push_bb(us, pos.pieces(us, PAWN))
               & ~pos.pieces()))  // no pawn pushes available
         {
             pos.state()->checkersBB = Rank1BB;  // search for legal king-moves only