diff --git a/doc/api/addons.md b/doc/api/addons.md
index 7f0529e5264454..f09b2e7ee60f3f 100644
--- a/doc/api/addons.md
+++ b/doc/api/addons.md
@@ -1109,10 +1109,10 @@ static void sanity_check(void*) {
 }
 
 void init(Local<Object> exports) {
-  AtExit(sanity_check);
   AtExit(at_exit_cb2, cookie);
   AtExit(at_exit_cb2, cookie);
   AtExit(at_exit_cb1, exports->GetIsolate());
+  AtExit(sanity_check);
 }
 
 NODE_MODULE(addon, init)