diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 72c23f1996d..d3190bfcbe9 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -640,8 +640,7 @@ Value do_evaluate(const Position& pos) {
     Score score = ei.pi->king_safety<Us>(pos, ksq);
 
     // Main king safety evaluation
-    if (   ei.kingAttackersCount[Them] >= 2
-        && ei.kingAdjacentZoneAttacksCount[Them])
+    if (ei.kingAttackersCount[Them])
     {
         // Find the attacked squares around the king which have no defenders
         // apart from the king itself