diff --git a/doc/reference/runtime_conf/settings/settings.rst b/doc/reference/runtime_conf/settings/settings.rst
index 30a8a20b784..387fecfda1e 100644
--- a/doc/reference/runtime_conf/settings/settings.rst
+++ b/doc/reference/runtime_conf/settings/settings.rst
@@ -141,12 +141,6 @@ export functionality, for example, writing to the shell console).
 
     static int8 foo_val = DEFAULT_FOO_VAL_VALUE;
 
-    struct settings_handler my_conf = {
-        .name = "foo",
-        .h_set = foo_settings_set,
-        .h_export = foo_settings_export
-    };
-
     static int foo_settings_set(const char *name, size_t len,
                                 settings_read_cb read_cb, void *cb_arg)
     {
@@ -179,6 +173,12 @@ export functionality, for example, writing to the shell console).
         return storage_func("foo/bar", &foo_val, sizeof(foo_val));
     }
 
+    struct settings_handler my_conf = {
+        .name = "foo",
+        .h_set = foo_settings_set,
+        .h_export = foo_settings_export
+    };
+
 Example: Persist Runtime State
 ******************************
 
@@ -197,11 +197,6 @@ up from where it was before restart.
 
     static int8 foo_val = DEFAULT_FOO_VAL_VALUE;
 
-    struct settings_handler my_conf = {
-        .name = "foo",
-        .h_set = foo_settings_set
-    };
-
     static int foo_settings_set(const char *name, size_t len,
                                 settings_read_cb read_cb, void *cb_arg)
     {
@@ -236,6 +231,11 @@ up from where it was before restart.
         sys_reboot(SYS_REBOOT_COLD);
     }
 
+    struct settings_handler my_conf = {
+        .name = "foo",
+        .h_set = foo_settings_set
+    };
+
 Example: Custom Backend Implementation
 **************************************