diff --git a/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in b/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
index 19c8d37bf..41cc88ab4 100644
--- a/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
@@ -23,18 +23,17 @@ ENDIF(NOT EXISTS "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
 
 FILE(READ "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt" files)
 STRING(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" files "${files}")
+LIST(REVERSE files)
 FOREACH(file ${files})
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Uninstalling \"${file}\"")
-  IF(NOT EXISTS "${file}")
-    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "File \"${file}\" does not exists.")
-  ENDIF(NOT EXISTS "${file}")
-  EXEC_PROGRAM("@CMAKE_COMMAND@" ARGS "-E remove \"${file}\""
-    OUTPUT_VARIABLE rm_out
-    RETURN_VARIABLE rm_retval)
-  IF("${rm_retval}" GREATER 0)
-    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Problem when removing \"${file}\"")
-  ENDIF("${rm_retval}" GREATER 0)
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Uninstalling \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}\"")
+  IF(EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    EXEC_PROGRAM("@CMAKE_COMMAND@" ARGS "-E remove \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}\""
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE rm_out
+      RETURN_VARIABLE rm_retval)
+    IF("${rm_retval}" GREATER 0)
+      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Problem when removing \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}\"")
+    ENDIF("${rm_retval}" GREATER 0)
+  ELSE(EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "File \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}\" does not exist.")
+  ENDIF(EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
 ENDFOREACH(file)
-
-
-