diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/initTrace.c b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/initTrace.c
index 48d8c8319..50bc8e8c7 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/initTrace.c
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/initTrace.c
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ static void trace(initHookState state) {
 }
 
 int traceIocInit(void) {
+    static int done = 0;
+    if (done)
+        return -1;
+    done = 1;
+
     initHookRegister(trace);
     puts("iocInit will be traced");
     return 0;