diff --git a/examples/system/sysview_tracing/pytest_sysview_tracing.py b/examples/system/sysview_tracing/pytest_sysview_tracing.py
index ed6905d2938..eb6dd39e9c2 100644
--- a/examples/system/sysview_tracing/pytest_sysview_tracing.py
+++ b/examples/system/sysview_tracing/pytest_sysview_tracing.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ def _test_sysview_tracing_jtag(openocd_dut: 'OpenOCD', dut: IdfDut) -> None:
         # Do a sleep while sysview samples are captured.
         time.sleep(3)
         openocd.write('esp sysview_mcore stop')
+        openocd.apptrace_wait_stop()
 
     _validate_trace_data(trace_log, dut.target, dual_core=dual_core)