diff --git a/services/xous-swapper/Cargo.toml b/services/xous-swapper/Cargo.toml
index 0d1ee5632..1f3cb4fed 100644
--- a/services/xous-swapper/Cargo.toml
+++ b/services/xous-swapper/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ renode = ["utralib/renode"]
 swap-userspace-testing = []
 oom-doom = []
 
-debug-print = []
+debug-print = [
+] # mutually exclusive feature with other crates that use the app UART
 debug-verbose = []
-default = ["debug-print"]
+default = []