diff --git a/examples/elf/tests/Makefile b/examples/elf/tests/Makefile
index fd9782196..984bc2d65 100644
--- a/examples/elf/tests/Makefile
+++ b/examples/elf/tests/Makefile
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ $(DIRLIST_HDR) : populate
 # Create the exported symbol table
 
 $(SYMTAB_SRC): populate
-	$(Q) $(TESTS_DIR)/mksymtab.sh $(FSIMG_DIR) >$@
+	$(Q) $(TESTS_DIR)/mksymtab.sh $(FSIMG_DIR) >$@.tmp
+	$(Q) mv $@.tmp $@
 
 # Clean each subdirectory
 
diff --git a/examples/module/drivers/Makefile b/examples/module/drivers/Makefile
index 216605198..a336cebf0 100644
--- a/examples/module/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/examples/module/drivers/Makefile
@@ -123,14 +123,16 @@ endif
 # Create the exported symbol table
 
 $(SYMTAB_SRC): populate
-	$(Q) $(DRIVER_DIR)/mksymtab.sh $(FSROOT_DIR) >$@
+	$(Q) $(DRIVER_DIR)/mksymtab.sh $(FSROOT_DIR) >$@.tmp
+	$(Q) mv $@.tmp $@
 
 else
 
 # Create the exported symbol table
 
 $(SYMTAB_SRC): populate
-	$(Q) $(DRIVER_DIR)/mksymtab.sh $(FSROOT_DIR) >$@
+	$(Q) $(DRIVER_DIR)/mksymtab.sh $(FSROOT_DIR) >$@.tmp
+	$(Q) mv $@.tmp $@
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/Makefile b/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/Makefile
index c9541ef7f..34c3e21ac 100644
--- a/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/Makefile
+++ b/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/Makefile
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ $(ROMFS_HDR) : $(ROMFS_IMG)
 # Create the exported symbol table
 
 $(SYMTAB_SRC): $(ROMFS_IMG)
-	$(Q) $(FILESYSTEM_DIR)$(DELIM)mksymtab.sh $(ROMFS_DIR) >$@
+	$(Q) $(FILESYSTEM_DIR)$(DELIM)mksymtab.sh $(ROMFS_DIR) >$@.tmp
+	$(Q) mv $@.tmp $@
 
 # Clean each subdirectory