diff --git a/src/search.rs b/src/search.rs
index 984fc3b71..79d283e54 100644
--- a/src/search.rs
+++ b/src/search.rs
@@ -269,7 +269,10 @@ pub fn start(td: &mut ThreadData, report: Report, thread_count: usize) {
             td.shared.soft_stop_votes.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::AcqRel);
         }
 
-        if td.shared.status.get() == Status::STOPPED {
+        if td.shared.status.get() == Status::STOPPED
+            || (!matches!(td.time_manager.limits(), Limits::Infinite)
+                && (td.root_moves[0].score == mated_in(2) || td.root_moves[td.multi_pv - 1].score >= mate_in(3)))
+        {
             break;
         }
     }