diff --git a/src/search/search_thread.h b/src/search/search_thread.h
index 0c0dc78..9d571b3 100644
--- a/src/search/search_thread.h
+++ b/src/search/search_thread.h
@@ -348,8 +348,6 @@ namespace search {
                 return UNKNOWN_SCORE;
             }
 
-            MoveList<true> move_list(board, core::NULL_MOVE, history, 0);
-
             Score static_eval = nnue.evaluate(board.get_stm());
 
             if (static_eval >= beta)
@@ -357,6 +355,8 @@ namespace search {
             if (static_eval > alpha)
                 alpha = static_eval;
 
+            MoveList<true> move_list(board, core::NULL_MOVE, history, 0);
+
             while (!move_list.empty()) {
                 core::Move move = move_list.next_move();