diff --git a/qemu/examples/spawn3.rs b/qemu/examples/spawn3.rs
index 82ca0b230c7a10cd9bd0f41b7806bc0882bd60e5..54ea4daf9bd1f72dafefe3fd570415fcd7d97ea0 100644
--- a/qemu/examples/spawn3.rs
+++ b/qemu/examples/spawn3.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ mod app {
         // BEGIN BOILERPLATE
         type F = impl Future + 'static;
         fn create(c: foo::Context<'static>) -> F {
-            task(c)
+            _foo(c)
         }
 
         static mut TASK: Task<F> = Task::new();
@@ -58,19 +58,6 @@ mod app {
             });
         }
         // END BOILERPLATE
-
-        async fn task(mut c: foo::Context<'static>) {
-            loop {
-                c.resources.counter.lock(|c| {
-                    *c += 1;
-                    if *c > 10 {
-                        debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS);
-                    }
-                    hprintln!("foo {}", *c).ok();
-                });
-                please_yield().await;
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     #[task(resources = [counter])]
@@ -78,7 +65,7 @@ mod app {
         // BEGIN BOILERPLATE
         type F = impl Future + 'static;
         fn create(c: bar::Context<'static>) -> F {
-            task(c)
+            _bar(c)
         }
 
         static mut TASK: Task<F> = Task::new();
@@ -95,17 +82,6 @@ mod app {
             });
         }
         // END BOILERPLATE
-
-        async fn task(mut c: bar::Context<'static>) {
-            loop {
-                c.resources.counter.lock(|c| {
-                    *c += 1;
-                    hprintln!("bar {}", *c).ok();
-                });
-                rt_task::spawn();
-                please_yield().await;
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     #[task(resources = [counter], priority = 2)]
@@ -122,6 +98,32 @@ mod app {
     }
 }
 
+async fn _foo(mut c: foo::Context<'static>) {
+    use rtic::Mutex;
+    loop {
+        c.resources.counter.lock(|c| {
+            *c += 1;
+            if *c > 10 {
+                debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS);
+            }
+            hprintln!("foo {}", *c).ok();
+        });
+        please_yield().await;
+    }
+}
+
+async fn _bar(mut c: bar::Context<'static>) {
+    use rtic::Mutex;
+    loop {
+        c.resources.counter.lock(|c| {
+            *c += 1;
+            hprintln!("bar {}", *c).ok();
+        });
+        rt_task::spawn();
+        please_yield().await;
+    }
+}
+
 //=============
 // Waker