diff --git a/usr/events/Makefile b/usr/events/Makefile
index fa01f6b7f..2398b38bc 100644
--- a/usr/events/Makefile
+++ b/usr/events/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ install: all
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(INSTALL_DIR)/$(PROGS)
-	rm -rf $(INSTALL_DIR)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(PROGS) .depend*
diff --git a/usr/fileio/Makefile b/usr/fileio/Makefile
index 6e311e249..9b5870e66 100644
--- a/usr/fileio/Makefile
+++ b/usr/fileio/Makefile
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ install: all
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(INSTALL_DIR)/$(PROGS)
-	rm -rf $(INSTALL_DIR)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(PROGS) .depend*
diff --git a/usr/stpgd/Makefile b/usr/stpgd/Makefile
index 9b4ab2054..f4aaaee04 100644
--- a/usr/stpgd/Makefile
+++ b/usr/stpgd/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ install: all
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(INSTALL_DIR)/$(PROGS)
-	rm -rf $(INSTALL_DIR)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(PROGS) .depend*