diff --git a/src/position.cpp b/src/position.cpp
index 84892d09..ada03fbc 100644
--- a/src/position.cpp
+++ b/src/position.cpp
@@ -340,13 +340,8 @@ void Position::set_castling_right(Color c, Square rfrom) {
   Square kto = relative_square(c, cs == KING_SIDE ? SQ_G1 : SQ_C1);
   Square rto = relative_square(c, cs == KING_SIDE ? SQ_F1 : SQ_D1);
 
-  for (Square s = std::min(rfrom, rto); s <= std::max(rfrom, rto); ++s)
-      if (s != kfrom && s != rfrom)
-          castlingPath[cr] |= s;
-
-  for (Square s = std::min(kfrom, kto); s <= std::max(kfrom, kto); ++s)
-      if (s != kfrom && s != rfrom)
-          castlingPath[cr] |= s;
+  castlingPath[cr] = (between_bb(rfrom, rto) | between_bb(kfrom, kto) | rto | kto)
+                   & ~(square_bb(kfrom) | rfrom);
 }