diff --git a/examples/rp/src/bin/uart.rs b/examples/rp/src/bin/uart.rs
index c63b31cae..05177a6b4 100644
--- a/examples/rp/src/bin/uart.rs
+++ b/examples/rp/src/bin/uart.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 async fn main(_spawner: Spawner) {
     let p = embassy_rp::init(Default::default());
     let config = uart::Config::default();
-    let mut uart = uart::Uart::new_with_rtscts(p.UART0, p.PIN_0, p.PIN_1, p.PIN_2, p.PIN_3, config);
+    let mut uart = uart::Uart::new_with_rtscts_blocking(p.UART0, p.PIN_0, p.PIN_1, p.PIN_3, p.PIN_2, config);
     uart.blocking_write("Hello World!\r\n".as_bytes()).unwrap();
 
     loop {