diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c b/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c
index 18dea1cec4..4996935c2c 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ static void ot_task_worker(void *aContext)
     esp_openthread_launch_mainloop();
 
     // Clean up
-    esp_netif_destroy(openthread_netif);
     esp_openthread_netif_glue_deinit();
+    esp_netif_destroy(openthread_netif);
     esp_vfs_eventfd_unregister();
     vTaskDelete(NULL);
 }
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c b/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c
index 7baf80062d..912881c362 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ static void ot_task_worker(void *aContext)
     esp_openthread_launch_mainloop();
 
     // Clean up
-    esp_netif_destroy(openthread_netif);
     esp_openthread_netif_glue_deinit();
+    esp_netif_destroy(openthread_netif);
 
     esp_vfs_eventfd_unregister();
     vTaskDelete(NULL);
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/deep_sleep/main/esp_ot_sleepy_device.c b/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/deep_sleep/main/esp_ot_sleepy_device.c
index 64659f6db9..c771140601 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/deep_sleep/main/esp_ot_sleepy_device.c
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/deep_sleep/main/esp_ot_sleepy_device.c
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ static void ot_task_worker(void *aContext)
     esp_openthread_launch_mainloop();
 
     // Clean up
-    esp_netif_destroy(openthread_netif);
     esp_openthread_netif_glue_deinit();
+    esp_netif_destroy(openthread_netif);
 
     esp_vfs_eventfd_unregister();
     vTaskDelete(NULL);
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/light_sleep/main/esp_ot_sleepy_device.c b/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/light_sleep/main/esp_ot_sleepy_device.c
index ff5812dcd6..95b5bc2e1d 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/light_sleep/main/esp_ot_sleepy_device.c
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_sleepy_device/light_sleep/main/esp_ot_sleepy_device.c
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ static void ot_task_worker(void *aContext)
     esp_openthread_launch_mainloop();
 
     // Clean up
-    esp_netif_destroy(openthread_netif);
     esp_openthread_netif_glue_deinit();
+    esp_netif_destroy(openthread_netif);
 
     esp_vfs_eventfd_unregister();
     vTaskDelete(NULL);