diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f17d0e19..02cd9347 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ endif
 
 uninstall :
 	set -e; for d in ${DIRS}; do $(MAKE) -C $${d} uninstall; done
-	rm -f "${DESTDIR}/etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf"
+	rm -f "${DESTDIR}/etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf.example"
 	rm -f "${DESTDIR}/etc/mosquitto/aclfile.example"
 	rm -f "${DESTDIR}/etc/mosquitto/pwfile.example"
 	rm -f "${DESTDIR}/etc/mosquitto/pskfile.example"