diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 39853af1..02d77483 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ clap = { version = "4.5", default-features = false, features = [
 ] }
 crc32c = "0.6"
 data-encoding = "2.9"
-devicemapper = "0.34"
+devicemapper ={ version = "0.34", optional = true }
 exitcode = "1.1.2"
 fixedbitset = "0.5"
 flate2 = "1.1"
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ tempfile = "3.23"
 thinp = { path = ".", features = ["devtools"] }
 
 [features]
+default = ["thin_migrate"]
 devtools = ["ratatui", "termion"]
 io_uring = ["dep:io-uring"]
 no_cleanup = []
+thin_migrate = ["dep:devicemapper"]
 
 [profile.release]
 debug = true
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e260c591..0a716d26 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ V=@
 
 PDATA_TOOLS:=\
 	target/release/pdata_tools
+CARGO_FLAGS:=$(if $(DISABLE_THIN_MIGRATE),--no-default-features)
 
 $(PDATA_TOOLS):
-	$(V) cargo build --release
+	$(V) cargo build --release $(CARGO_FLAGS)
 
 PREFIX:=/usr
 BINDIR:=$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/sbin
@@ -31,6 +32,21 @@ clean:
 	cargo clean
 	$(RM) man8/*.8
 
+HAS_PDATA_TOOLS_BINARY:=$(shell if [ -f $(PDATA_TOOLS) ]; then echo 1; fi)
+ifneq ($(HAS_PDATA_TOOLS_BINARY),)
+
+HAS_THIN_MIGRATE:=$(shell grep -qF thin_migrate.rs $(PDATA_TOOLS).d && echo 1)
+
+ifneq ($(DISABLE_THIN_MIGRATE),)
+$(warning DISABLE_THIN_MIGRATE variable is ignored, the pdata_tools binary exists and it has $(if $(HAS_THIN_MIGRATE),,no )thin_migrate tool built in)
+endif
+
+else
+
+HAS_THIN_MIGRATE:=$(if $(DISABLE_THIN_MIGRATE),,1)
+
+endif
+
 TOOLS:=\
 	cache_check \
 	cache_dump \
@@ -42,69 +58,33 @@ TOOLS:=\
 	thin_delta \
 	thin_dump \
 	thin_ls \
+	$(if $(HAS_THIN_MIGRATE),thin_migrate) \
 	thin_repair \
 	thin_restore \
 	thin_rmap \
 	thin_metadata_size \
 	thin_metadata_pack \
 	thin_metadata_unpack \
-	thin_migrate \
 	thin_trim \
 	era_check \
 	era_dump \
 	era_invalidate \
 	era_restore
 
+# This must be two empty lines to get a newline.
+define NEWLINE
+
+
+endef
+
 MANPAGES:=$(patsubst %,man8/%.8,$(TOOLS))
 
 install: $(PDATA_TOOLS) $(MANPAGES)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(BINDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(PDATA_TOOLS) $(BINDIR)
 	$(STRIP) $(BINDIR)/pdata_tools
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/cache_check
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/cache_dump
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/cache_metadata_size
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/cache_repair
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/cache_restore
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/cache_writeback
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_check
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_delta
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_dump
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_ls
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_repair
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_restore
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_rmap
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_metadata_size
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_metadata_pack
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_metadata_unpack
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_migrate
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/thin_trim
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/era_check
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/era_dump
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/era_invalidate
-	ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/era_restore
+	$(foreach tool, $(TOOLS), ln -s -f pdata_tools $(BINDIR)/$(tool); $(NEWLINE))
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/cache_check.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/cache_dump.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/cache_metadata_size.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/cache_repair.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/cache_restore.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/cache_writeback.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_check.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_delta.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_dump.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_ls.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_repair.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_restore.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_rmap.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_metadata_size.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_metadata_pack.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_metadata_unpack.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_migrate.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/era_check.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/era_dump.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/era_restore.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/era_invalidate.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) man8/thin_trim.8 $(MANPATH)/man8
+	$(foreach tool, $(TOOLS), $(INSTALL_DATA) man8/$(tool).8 $(MANPATH)/man8; $(NEWLINE))
 
 .PHONY: install
diff --git a/src/bin/pdata_tools.rs b/src/bin/pdata_tools.rs
index c288fe03..67ef0d7d 100644
--- a/src/bin/pdata_tools.rs
+++ b/src/bin/pdata_tools.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ fn register_commands<'a>() -> Vec<Box<dyn Command<'a>>> {
         Box::new(thin_metadata_pack::ThinMetadataPackCommand),
         Box::new(thin_metadata_size::ThinMetadataSizeCommand),
         Box::new(thin_metadata_unpack::ThinMetadataUnpackCommand),
+        #[cfg(feature = "thin_migrate")]
         Box::new(thin_migrate::ThinMigrateCommand),
         Box::new(thin_repair::ThinRepairCommand),
         Box::new(thin_restore::ThinRestoreCommand),
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index 5eeb66ab..72481eba 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub mod thin_ls;
 pub mod thin_metadata_pack;
 pub mod thin_metadata_size;
 pub mod thin_metadata_unpack;
+#[cfg(feature = "thin_migrate")]
 pub mod thin_migrate;
 pub mod thin_repair;
 pub mod thin_restore;
diff --git a/src/thin/mod.rs b/src/thin/mod.rs
index 1ef0e1be..eeed031e 100644
--- a/src/thin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/thin/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub mod ls;
 pub mod metadata;
 pub mod metadata_repair;
 pub mod metadata_size;
+#[cfg(feature = "thin_migrate")]
 pub mod migrate;
 pub mod repair;
 pub mod restore;