diff --git a/lib/editline/Makefile.in b/lib/editline/Makefile.in
index 77ad638e7..478196bf8 100644
--- a/lib/editline/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/editline/Makefile.in
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ install: all
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) -m 0555 $(LIB) $(libdir)
 
 uninstall:
+	rm -f $(libdir)/$(LIB)
 
 TAGS: $(SOURCES)
 	etags $(SOURCES)