diff --git a/src/pawns.cpp b/src/pawns.cpp
index 3e926005b37..6623ab71b80 100644
--- a/src/pawns.cpp
+++ b/src/pawns.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ namespace Pawns {
 
 void init() {
 
-  static constexpr int Seed[RANK_NB] = { 0, 13, 24, 18, 76, 100, 175, 330 };
+  static constexpr int Seed[RANK_NB] = { 0, 13, 24, 18, 65, 100, 175, 330 };
 
   for (int opposed = 0; opposed <= 1; ++opposed)
       for (int phalanx = 0; phalanx <= 1; ++phalanx)