diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f0b35d2684..e3cc00f186 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@ endif()
 #================================================
 # make uninstall rules
 #================================================
-CONFIGURE_FILE(
-  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in"
+configure_file(
+  "${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake"
   IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
 
-ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(uninstall
+add_custom_target(uninstall
   "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake")
 
 
diff --git a/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in b/CMakeModules/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
similarity index 100%
rename from cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
rename to CMakeModules/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in