diff --git a/configure/RULES_TOP b/configure/RULES_TOP
index 3d60b5af8..838994bd0 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_TOP
+++ b/configure/RULES_TOP
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ realuninstall: uninstallDirs
 
 UNINSTALL_DIRS += $(INSTALL_DBD) $(INSTALL_INCLUDE) $(INSTALL_DOC) \
     $(INSTALL_HTML) $(INSTALL_TEMPLATES) $(INSTALL_DB) $(DIRECTORY_TARGETS)
+ifneq ($(INSTALL_LOCATION),$(TOP))
+UNINSTALL_DIRS += $(INSTALL_CONFIG)
+endif
 uninstallDirs:
 	$(RMDIR) $(UNINSTALL_DIRS)