diff --git a/qiling/arch/evm/__init__.py b/qiling/arch/evm/__init__.py
index 1dcd2791f..2f003ebe7 100644
--- a/qiling/arch/evm/__init__.py
+++ b/qiling/arch/evm/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import sys
 
+# python 3.10 has not been supported yet in the latest blake2b-py release
+if sys.version_info >= (3,10):
+    sys.exit('Sorry, Python > 3.10 is not supported for now')
+
 #  Ensure we can reach 1024 frames of recursion
 #
 EVM_RECURSION_LIMIT = 1024 * 12