diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/pwm.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/pwm.rs
index cffe5a3b..61a28283 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/pwm.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/pwm.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> SequencePwm<'d, T> {
 
     /// Start or restart playback
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn start(&self, sequence: &'d [u16], times: SequenceMode) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn start(&mut self, sequence: &'d [u16], times: SequenceMode) -> Result<(), Error> {
         slice_in_ram_or(sequence, Error::DMABufferNotInDataMemory)?;
 
         if sequence.len() > 32767 {
diff --git a/examples/nrf/src/bin/pwm_sequence.rs b/examples/nrf/src/bin/pwm_sequence.rs
index 9877b54a..561bc1dd 100644
--- a/examples/nrf/src/bin/pwm_sequence.rs
+++ b/examples/nrf/src/bin/pwm_sequence.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ async fn main(_spawner: Spawner, p: Peripherals) {
     config.refresh = 624;
     // thus our sequence takes 5 * 5000ms or 25 seconds
 
-    let pwm = unwrap!(SequencePwm::new(
+    let mut pwm = unwrap!(SequencePwm::new(
         p.PWM0, p.P0_13, NoPin, NoPin, NoPin, config,
     ));
     let _ = pwm.start(&seq_values_1, SequenceMode::Infinite);
diff --git a/examples/nrf/src/bin/pwm_sequence_ppi.rs b/examples/nrf/src/bin/pwm_sequence_ppi.rs
index f72ccc11..213ef5ed 100644
--- a/examples/nrf/src/bin/pwm_sequence_ppi.rs
+++ b/examples/nrf/src/bin/pwm_sequence_ppi.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async fn main(_spawner: Spawner, p: Peripherals) {
     // thus our sequence takes 5 * 250ms or 1.25 seconds
     config.refresh = 30;
 
-    let pwm = unwrap!(SequencePwm::new(
+    let mut pwm = unwrap!(SequencePwm::new(
         p.PWM0, p.P0_13, NoPin, NoPin, NoPin, config,
     ));