diff --git a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/uartns550/examples/xuartns550_intr_example.c b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/uartns550/examples/xuartns550_intr_example.c
index f091f133..c9402e67 100755
--- a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/uartns550/examples/xuartns550_intr_example.c
+++ b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/uartns550/examples/xuartns550_intr_example.c
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
 *		      as per coding guidelines.
 * 2.01a ssb  01/11/01 Updated the example to be used with the SCUGIC in
 *		      Zynq.
+* 3.2   adk  15/10/14 Clear the global counters.If multiple instance of ip is
+*		      present in the h/w design without clearing these counters
+*		      will result undefined behaviour for the second ip
+* 		      instance while running the peripheral tests.
 * </pre>
 ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -315,6 +319,11 @@ int UartNs550IntrExample(INTC *IntcInstancePtr,
 		return XST_FAILURE;
 	}
 
+	/* Clear the counters */
+	TotalErrorCount = 0;
+	TotalReceivedCount = 0;
+	TotalSentCount = 0;
+
 	return XST_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/uartns550/src/xuartns550.h b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/uartns550/src/xuartns550.h
index 40af195b..75fac518 100755
--- a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/uartns550/src/xuartns550.h
+++ b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/uartns550/src/xuartns550.h
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@
 * 3.1   adk  20/08/14 Fixed CR:816989 Canonical Definition for Multiple
 * 		      Instances of UARTSNS550 have the same Device Id.
 *		      Changes are made in the driver tcl file.
+* 3.2   adk  15/10/14 Fixed CR:824444 changes are made in the example file
+*		      xuartns550_intr_example.c
 * </pre>
 *
 *****************************************************************************/