diff --git a/ctru-rs/Cargo.toml b/ctru-rs/Cargo.toml
index 29323b4..5e29ef1 100644
--- a/ctru-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ctru-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,5 +19,12 @@ libc = { git = "https://github.com/Meziu/libc.git" }
 bitflags = "1.0.0"
 widestring = "0.2.2"
 
+[build-dependencies]
+toml = "0.5"
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 ferris-says = "0.2.1"
+
+[features]
+default = ["romfs"]
+romfs = []
diff --git a/ctru-rs/build.rs b/ctru-rs/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecdef33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ctru-rs/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+fn main() {
+    // Open Cargo.toml
+    let manifest_dir = std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
+    let manifest_path = format!("{manifest_dir}/Cargo.toml");
+    let manifest_str = std::fs::read_to_string(&manifest_path)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Could not open {manifest_path}: {e}"));
+    let manifest_data: toml::Value =
+        toml::de::from_str(&manifest_str).expect("Could not parse Cargo manifest as TOML");
+
+    // Find the romfs setting and compute the path
+    let romfs_dir_setting = manifest_data
+        .as_table()
+        .and_then(|table| table.get("package"))
+        .and_then(toml::Value::as_table)
+        .and_then(|table| table.get("metadata"))
+        .and_then(toml::Value::as_table)
+        .and_then(|table| table.get("cargo-3ds"))
+        .and_then(toml::Value::as_table)
+        .and_then(|table| table.get("romfs_dir"))
+        .and_then(toml::Value::as_str)
+        .unwrap_or("romfs");
+    let romfs_path = PathBuf::from(format!("{manifest_dir}/{romfs_dir_setting}"));
+
+    // Check if the romfs path exists so we can compile the module
+    if romfs_path.exists() {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=romfs_exists");
+    }
+
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", manifest_dir);
+}
diff --git a/ctru-rs/examples/file-explorer.rs b/ctru-rs/examples/file-explorer.rs
index c67c1f4..8a249f9 100644
--- a/ctru-rs/examples/file-explorer.rs
+++ b/ctru-rs/examples/file-explorer.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 use ctru::applets::swkbd::{Button, Swkbd};
 use ctru::console::Console;
-use ctru::romfs::RomFS;
 use ctru::services::hid::KeyPad;
 use ctru::services::{Apt, Hid};
 use ctru::Gfx;
@@ -15,7 +14,9 @@ fn main() {
     let apt = Apt::init().unwrap();
     let hid = Hid::init().unwrap();
     let gfx = Gfx::default();
-    let _romfs = RomFS::new().unwrap();
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "romfs", romfs_exists))]
+    let _romfs = ctru::romfs::RomFS::new().unwrap();
 
     FileExplorer::init(&apt, &hid, &gfx).run();
 }
diff --git a/romfs/test-file.txt b/ctru-rs/romfs/test-file.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from romfs/test-file.txt
rename to ctru-rs/romfs/test-file.txt
diff --git a/ctru-rs/src/lib.rs b/ctru-rs/src/lib.rs
index eef067d..a323060 100644
--- a/ctru-rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ctru-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,11 +34,26 @@ pub mod console;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod gfx;
 pub mod sdmc;
-pub mod romfs;
 pub mod services;
 pub mod srv;
 pub mod thread;
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "romfs", romfs_exists))]
+pub mod romfs;
+#[cfg(not(all(feature = "romfs", romfs_exists)))]
+pub mod romfs {
+    //! The RomFS folder has not been detected and/or the `romfs` feature has not been enabled.
+    //!
+    //! Configure the path in Cargo.toml (the default path is "romfs"). Paths are relative to the
+    //! `CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` environment variable, which is the directory containing the manifest of
+    //! your package.
+    //!
+    //! ```toml
+    //! [package.metadata.cargo-3ds]
+    //! romfs_dir = "romfs"
+    //! ```
+}
+
 pub use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 
 pub use crate::gfx::Gfx;
diff --git a/ctru-rs/src/romfs.rs b/ctru-rs/src/romfs.rs
index 09cfaa1..12190b9 100644
--- a/ctru-rs/src/romfs.rs
+++ b/ctru-rs/src/romfs.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+//! This module only gets compiled if the configured RomFS directory is found and the `romfs`
+//! feature is enabled.
+//!
+//! Configure the path in Cargo.toml (the default path is "romfs"). Paths are relative to the
+//! `CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` environment variable, which is the directory containing the manifest of
+//! your package.
+//!
+//! ```toml
+//! [package.metadata.cargo-3ds]
+//! romfs_dir = "romfs"
+//! ```
+
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 
 #[non_exhaustive]
@@ -21,4 +33,4 @@ impl Drop for RomFS {
         let mount_name = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"romfs\0").unwrap();
         unsafe { ctru_sys::romfsUnmount(mount_name.as_ptr()) };
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}