diff --git a/examples/test/mem_test.c b/examples/test/mem_test.c
index 2e94bca2d0..549be80ab4 100644
--- a/examples/test/mem_test.c
+++ b/examples/test/mem_test.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void mem_test(uint32_t address, uint32_t size )
         for(i=0; i<size/sizeof(uint32_t); i++)
         {
             *p_uint32_t  = (uint32_t)p_uint32_t;
-            *p_uint32_t++;
+            p_uint32_t++;
         }
 
         p_uint32_t = (uint32_t *)address;