diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8444bb4d4f7a5c01ccc87955f0637a772e8c879e..84baf9d1396f62c8e7b77b1a6c4ee5ed04e7ca52 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ IF (UNIX)
   ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
     COMMENT "uninstall package"
     COMMAND xargs ARGS rm < install_manifest.txt
-    COMMAND cat install_manifest.txt | xargs -L1 dirname | sudo xargs rmdir -p --ignore-fail-on-non-empty
+    COMMAND rm -rd ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/iri/${PROJECT_NAME}
+    COMMAND rm -rd ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/iri/${PROJECT_NAME}
     TARGET  uninstall
   )
 ELSE(UNIX)