diff --git a/Source/portable/GCC/ARM_CM3/port.c b/Source/portable/GCC/ARM_CM3/port.c
index 2ae103319..8aa6fb227 100644
--- a/Source/portable/GCC/ARM_CM3/port.c
+++ b/Source/portable/GCC/ARM_CM3/port.c
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@ void xPortPendSVHandler( void )
 
 void xPortSysTickHandler( void )
 {
-	vTaskIncrementTick();
-	
 	/* If using preemption, also force a context switch. */
 	#if configUSE_PREEMPTION == 1
 		*(portNVIC_INT_CTRL) |= portNVIC_PENDSVSET;	
 	#endif
+
+	vTaskIncrementTick();
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/Source/portable/IAR/ARM_CM3/port.c b/Source/portable/IAR/ARM_CM3/port.c
index be91fdfb3..2f91cb25f 100644
--- a/Source/portable/IAR/ARM_CM3/port.c
+++ b/Source/portable/IAR/ARM_CM3/port.c
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ void vPortExitCritical( void )
 
 void xPortSysTickHandler( void )
 {
-	vTaskIncrementTick();
-	
 	/* If using preemption, also force a context switch. */
 	#if configUSE_PREEMPTION == 1
 		*(portNVIC_INT_CTRL) |= portNVIC_PENDSVSET;	
 	#endif
+
+	vTaskIncrementTick();
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/Source/portable/RVDS/ARM_CM3/port.c b/Source/portable/RVDS/ARM_CM3/port.c
index 091addde9..a8efbe82e 100644
--- a/Source/portable/RVDS/ARM_CM3/port.c
+++ b/Source/portable/RVDS/ARM_CM3/port.c
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ sv_disable_interrupts
 
 void xPortSysTickHandler( void )
 {
-	vTaskIncrementTick();
-	
 	/* If using preemption, also force a context switch. */
 	#if configUSE_PREEMPTION == 1
 		*(portNVIC_INT_CTRL) |= portNVIC_PENDSVSET;	
 	#endif
+
+	vTaskIncrementTick();
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/