diff --git a/configure b/configure
index abd69532..a7b998b7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ EOF
     echo
     
     echo 'uninstall:'
-    echo -en '\t' ; echo 'if [ -d "$(DESTDIR)/var/cache/ponysay" ]; then  rm -rf "$(INSTALLDIR)/var/cache/ponysay"; fi'
+    echo -en '\t' ; echo 'if [ -d "$/var/cache/ponysay" ]; then  rm -rf "$/var/cache/ponysay"; fi'
     for old in $installedDirs; do
 	echo -en '\t'
 	echo 'if [ -d "$(INSTALLDIR)/'"$old"'" ]; then  rm -rf "$(INSTALLDIR)/'"$old"'"; fi'