diff --git a/tools/dfu.py b/tools/dfu.py
index 7ad27bf8..8a890507 100755
--- a/tools/dfu.py
+++ b/tools/dfu.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import usb.core
 import usb.util
 import odrive.core
 
+print("The DFU script had to be disabled because of it potentially breaking the board.")
+sys.exit(1)
+
 # We are interactively printing status messages, so flush by default
 import functools
 print = functools.partial(print, flush=True)