Disabled ipod asking to turn on DFU mode

I found my pretty old iPod touch and after trying to guess the passcode it's been disabled. I've got it in recovery mode but every time I press restore and update I'm prompted with, "This iPod was previously in DFU mode, but restarted and is no longer in DFU mode. To restore this iPod from DFU mode, disconnect it and place it in DFU mode again." The only options I'm given are, "OK" which just brings me back to the recovery screen, and "more info". I cannot put the phone back in DFU mode because it is disabled and asks for an unlocked phone. Would there be any way to fix this or do I got an actually disabled iPod?