diff --git a/cmake/exiv2_uninstall.cmake b/cmake/exiv2_uninstall.cmake
index fdd9f62545..30b0c2763b 100644
--- a/cmake/exiv2_uninstall.cmake
+++ b/cmake/exiv2_uninstall.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ FOREACH(file ${files})
     ELSE("${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
       MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Problem when removing \"${file}\"")
     ENDIF("${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
-  ELSE(EXISTS "${file}")
+  ELSE(IS_SYMLINK "${file}" OR EXISTS "${file}")
     MESSAGE(STATUS "File \"${file}\" does not exist.")
-  ENDIF(EXISTS "${file}")
+  ENDIF(IS_SYMLINK "${file}" OR EXISTS "${file}")
 ENDFOREACH(file)