diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index 8cdb5227c00..9910f1032f0 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ typedef union {
 
 inline Score make_score(int mg, int eg) {
   ScoreView v;
-  v.half.mg = (int16_t)mg - (uint16_t(eg) >> 15);
+  v.half.mg = (int16_t)(mg - (uint16_t(eg) >> 15));
   v.half.eg = (int16_t)eg;
   return Score(v.full);
 }