diff --git a/examples/peripherals/mcpwm/mcpwm_sync/main/mcpwm_sync_example_main.c b/examples/peripherals/mcpwm/mcpwm_sync/main/mcpwm_sync_example_main.c
index c05aa0e000..bb7279d0f7 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/mcpwm/mcpwm_sync/main/mcpwm_sync_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/peripherals/mcpwm/mcpwm_sync/main/mcpwm_sync_example_main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR CC0-1.0
  */
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ static void example_setup_sync_strategy(mcpwm_timer_handle_t timers[])
     //    |     |      |
     //    v     v      v
     // timer0 timer1 timer2
+    gpio_config_t sync_gpio_conf = {
+        .mode = GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT,
+        .pin_bit_mask = BIT(EXAMPLE_SYNC_GPIO),
+    };
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(gpio_config(&sync_gpio_conf));
+
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Create GPIO sync source");
     mcpwm_sync_handle_t gpio_sync_source = NULL;
     mcpwm_gpio_sync_src_config_t gpio_sync_config = {
@@ -35,7 +41,6 @@ static void example_setup_sync_strategy(mcpwm_timer_handle_t timers[])
         .gpio_num = EXAMPLE_SYNC_GPIO,
         .flags.pull_down = true,
         .flags.active_neg = false,  // by default, a posedge pulse can trigger a sync event
-        .flags.io_loop_back = true, // then we can trigger a sync event using `gpio_set_level` on the same GPIO
     };
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(mcpwm_new_gpio_sync_src(&gpio_sync_config, &gpio_sync_source));
 
@@ -50,8 +55,9 @@ static void example_setup_sync_strategy(mcpwm_timer_handle_t timers[])
     }
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Trigger a pulse on the GPIO as a sync event");
-    gpio_set_level(EXAMPLE_SYNC_GPIO, 0);
-    gpio_set_level(EXAMPLE_SYNC_GPIO, 1);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(gpio_set_level(EXAMPLE_SYNC_GPIO, 0));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(gpio_set_level(EXAMPLE_SYNC_GPIO, 1));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(gpio_reset_pin(EXAMPLE_SYNC_GPIO));
 }
 #endif // CONFIG_EXAMPLE_SYNC_FROM_GPIO