diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0456796..c17f62c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Features
 - Easy to use configuration
 - Build time and init time hooks
 - LUKS (detached header, key), LVM
-- mdev, mdevd, eudev
+- mdev, mdevd, eudev, systemd-udevd
 
 Dependencies
 ------------
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ Dependencies
 * POSIX shell
 * `switch_root`
 * `mount`
-* `blkid`
 * `cpio`
-* POSIX SD `strip`
+* `strip`
   - Optional
+* `blkid`
+  - Required for UUID, LABEL, PARTUUID support
 * `mdev` OR `mdevd` OR `eudev` OR `systemd-udevd`
   - systemd-udevd not tested
 * `lvm2`
diff --git a/device-helper b/device-helper
index 0ec8b2c..610f1a7 100755
--- a/device-helper
+++ b/device-helper
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ create_symlink()
 {
     [ -b "/dev/${dev_name=${DEVPATH##*/}}" ] || exit 1
 
+    read -r dm_name < "/sys/block/${dev_name}/dm/name" && {
+        mkdir -p /dev/mapper
+        ln    -sf "../${dev_name}" "/dev/mapper/${dm_name:?}"
+    }
+
+    command -v blkid || exit 0
+
     # prevent race condition
     blkid "/dev/${dev_name}" || sleep 2
 
@@ -26,9 +33,4 @@ create_symlink()
         LABEL)    create_symlink /dev/disk/by-label    "${line##*=}" ;;
         PARTUUID) create_symlink /dev/disk/by-partuuid "${line##*=}" ;;
     esac; done
-
-    read -r dm_name < "/sys/block/${dev_name}/dm/name" && {
-        mkdir -p /dev/mapper
-        ln    -sf "../${dev_name}" "/dev/mapper/${dm_name:?}"
-    }
 } > /dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/tinyramfs b/tinyramfs
index 1b7aef2..32beccc 100755
--- a/tinyramfs
+++ b/tinyramfs
@@ -126,16 +126,20 @@ prepare_initramfs()
     ln -s ../run/lock "${tmpdir}/var/lock"
     ln -s bin     "${tmpdir}/usr/sbin"
 
-    # TODO make blkid optional
     # copy required binaries
     for _binary in \
-        \[ sh ln env kill mkdir \
-        blkid sleep mount printf \
-        switch_root "${srcdir}/device-helper"
+        \[ sh ln env kill mkdir sleep mount \
+        printf switch_root "${srcdir}/device-helper"
     do
         copy_binary "$_binary"
     done
 
+    if command -v blkid; then
+        copy_binary blkid
+    else
+        print "blkid not found. you will unable to use UUID, LABEL, PARTUUID"
+    fi
+
     # copy init
     cp "${srcdir}/init" "${tmpdir}/init"
     chmod 755           "${tmpdir}/init"