diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d6fe0a4..143653a 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 // hardware
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#define KBD_DEBUG // comment out to disable the debug interface completely
+// comment out this define to disable the debug interface completely
+// however, just not using the functions gets rid of most of the firmware bloat already
+#define KBD_DEBUG
 #include "./keyboard/controller.c"
 #include "./keyboard/keyboard.h"