diff --git a/configure/RULES_TOP b/configure/RULES_TOP
index f6d8a5cd5..b036f06c5 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_TOP
+++ b/configure/RULES_TOP
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ uninstall: $(addprefix uninstall$(DIVIDER),$(BUILD_ARCHS))
 
 uninstallDirs:
 	@$(RMDIR) $(INSTALL_DBD) $(INSTALL_INCLUDE) $(INSTALL_DOC)\
-		$(INSTALL_HTML) $(INSTALL_JAVA) $(INSTALL_TEMPLATES)
+		$(INSTALL_HTML) $(INSTALL_JAVA) $(INSTALL_TEMPLATES) \
+		$(INSTALL_DB)
 
 tar:
 	@DIRNAME=$(notdir $(shell pwd)); \