diff --git a/demos/various/NIL-ARMCM0-GENERIC/main.c b/demos/various/NIL-ARMCM0-GENERIC/main.c
index 8ff3c7295..e3a34b47c 100644
--- a/demos/various/NIL-ARMCM0-GENERIC/main.c
+++ b/demos/various/NIL-ARMCM0-GENERIC/main.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int main(void) {
   SysTick->LOAD = SYSTEM_CLOCK / CH_CFG_ST_FREQUENCY - (systime_t)1;
   SysTick->VAL = (uint32_t)0;
   SysTick->CTRL = SysTick_CTRL_CLKSOURCE_Msk | SysTick_CTRL_ENABLE_Msk |
-                  SysTick_CTRL_ENABLE_Msk;
+                  SysTick_CTRL_TICKINT_Msk;
 
   /*
    * System initializations.
diff --git a/demos/various/NIL-ARMCM4-GENERIC/main.c b/demos/various/NIL-ARMCM4-GENERIC/main.c
index 8ff3c7295..e3a34b47c 100644
--- a/demos/various/NIL-ARMCM4-GENERIC/main.c
+++ b/demos/various/NIL-ARMCM4-GENERIC/main.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int main(void) {
   SysTick->LOAD = SYSTEM_CLOCK / CH_CFG_ST_FREQUENCY - (systime_t)1;
   SysTick->VAL = (uint32_t)0;
   SysTick->CTRL = SysTick_CTRL_CLKSOURCE_Msk | SysTick_CTRL_ENABLE_Msk |
-                  SysTick_CTRL_ENABLE_Msk;
+                  SysTick_CTRL_TICKINT_Msk;
 
   /*
    * System initializations.
diff --git a/demos/various/RT-ARMCM0-GENERIC/main.c b/demos/various/RT-ARMCM0-GENERIC/main.c
index 2cc543d51..8bd7eeef9 100644
--- a/demos/various/RT-ARMCM0-GENERIC/main.c
+++ b/demos/various/RT-ARMCM0-GENERIC/main.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int main(void) {
   SysTick->LOAD = SYSTEM_CLOCK / CH_CFG_ST_FREQUENCY - (systime_t)1;
   SysTick->VAL = (uint32_t)0;
   SysTick->CTRL = SysTick_CTRL_CLKSOURCE_Msk | SysTick_CTRL_ENABLE_Msk |
-                  SysTick_CTRL_ENABLE_Msk;
+                  SysTick_CTRL_TICKINT_Msk;
 
   /*
    * System initializations.
diff --git a/demos/various/RT-ARMCM4-GENERIC/main.c b/demos/various/RT-ARMCM4-GENERIC/main.c
index 2cc543d51..8bd7eeef9 100644
--- a/demos/various/RT-ARMCM4-GENERIC/main.c
+++ b/demos/various/RT-ARMCM4-GENERIC/main.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int main(void) {
   SysTick->LOAD = SYSTEM_CLOCK / CH_CFG_ST_FREQUENCY - (systime_t)1;
   SysTick->VAL = (uint32_t)0;
   SysTick->CTRL = SysTick_CTRL_CLKSOURCE_Msk | SysTick_CTRL_ENABLE_Msk |
-                  SysTick_CTRL_ENABLE_Msk;
+                  SysTick_CTRL_TICKINT_Msk;
 
   /*
    * System initializations.
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 21e4e9171..1264b8bd1 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
 - RT:  Merged RT4.
 - NIL: Merged NIL2.
 - NIL: Added STM32F7 demo.
+- RT:  Fixed wrong SysTick initialization in generic demos (bug #715)
+       (backported to 16.1.4).
+- NIL: Fixed wrong SysTick initialization in generic demos (bug #715)
+       (backported to 16.1.4).
 - HAL: Fixed usbStop does not resume threads suspended in synchronous calls
        to usbTransmit (bug #714)(backported to 16.1.4).
 - VAR: Fixed state check in lwIP when SYS_LIGHTWEIGHT_PROT is disabled