diff --git a/examples/2048/2048/board.go b/examples/2048/2048/board.go
index 290965bbf..1b1bc6469 100644
--- a/examples/2048/2048/board.go
+++ b/examples/2048/2048/board.go
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ func (b *Board) Update(input *Input) error {
 }
 
 func (b *Board) Move(dir Dir) error {
+	for t := range b.tiles {
+		t.stopAnimation()
+	}
 	if !MoveTiles(b.tiles, b.size, dir) {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -100,14 +103,6 @@ func (b *Board) Move(dir Dir) error {
 		}
 		return taskTerminated
 	})
-	b.tasks = append(b.tasks, func() error {
-		for t := range b.tiles {
-			if t.isAnimating() {
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
-		return taskTerminated
-	})
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/2048/2048/tile.go b/examples/2048/2048/tile.go
index fcab366c0..4eabf33e3 100644
--- a/examples/2048/2048/tile.go
+++ b/examples/2048/2048/tile.go
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ func (t *Tile) IsMoving() bool {
 	return 0 < t.movingCount
 }
 
-func (t *Tile) isAnimating() bool {
-	return 0 < t.movingCount || 0 < t.startPoppingCount || 0 < t.poppingCount
+func (t *Tile) stopAnimation() {
+	t.movingCount = 0
+	t.startPoppingCount = 0
+	t.poppingCount = 0
 }
 
 func tileAt(tiles map[*Tile]struct{}, x, y int) *Tile {