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diff --git a/src/movepick.h b/src/movepick.h
index f210f538..dc171c9f 100644
--- a/src/movepick.h
+++ b/src/movepick.h
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
 
 namespace Stockfish {
 
-constexpr int PAWN_HISTORY_SIZE = 512;
+constexpr int PAWN_HISTORY_SIZE = 512;  // has to be a power of 2
+
+static_assert((PAWN_HISTORY_SIZE & (PAWN_HISTORY_SIZE - 1)) == 0,
+              "PAWN_HISTORY_SIZE has to be a power of 2");
 
 inline int pawn_structure(const Position& pos) { return pos.pawn_key() & (PAWN_HISTORY_SIZE - 1); }