diff --git a/examples/binds.rs b/examples/binds.rs
index db5bd96f1a..601f245a0c 100644
--- a/examples/binds.rs
+++ b/examples/binds.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ mod app {
 
         rtic::pend(Interrupt::UART0);
 
-        debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS); // Exit QEMU simulator
-
         loop {
+            // Exit moved after nop to ensure that rtic::pend gets
+            // to run before exiting
             cortex_m::asm::nop();
+            debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS); // Exit QEMU simulator
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/extern_binds.rs b/examples/extern_binds.rs
index e445f4ecca..c2186cb7fb 100644
--- a/examples/extern_binds.rs
+++ b/examples/extern_binds.rs
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ mod app {
 
         rtic::pend(Interrupt::UART0);
 
-        debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS); // Exit QEMU simulator
-
         loop {
             cortex_m::asm::nop();
+            // Exit moved after nop to ensure that rtic::pend gets
+            // to run before exiting
+            debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS); // Exit QEMU simulator
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/generics.rs b/examples/generics.rs
index f9a6aacfc8..6243d562e8 100644
--- a/examples/generics.rs
+++ b/examples/generics.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ mod app {
 
         rtic::pend(Interrupt::UART1);
 
+        // Exit moved after nop to ensure that rtic::pend gets
+        // to run before exiting
+        cortex_m::asm::nop();
         debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS); // Exit QEMU simulator
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/hardware.rs b/examples/hardware.rs
index 8f29455969..590bf6ab66 100644
--- a/examples/hardware.rs
+++ b/examples/hardware.rs
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ mod app {
 
         rtic::pend(Interrupt::UART0);
 
-        debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS); // Exit QEMU simulator
-
         loop {
+            // Exit moved after nop to ensure that rtic::pend gets
+            // to run before exiting
             cortex_m::asm::nop();
+            debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS); // Exit QEMU simulator
         }
     }