diff --git a/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in b/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
index 4c07dc7bd..adad5184b 100644
--- a/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" files "${files}")
 foreach(file ${files})
   message(STATUS "Uninstalling $ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
   if(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
-    exec_program(
-      "@CMAKE_COMMAND@" ARGS "-E remove \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}\""
+    execute_process(
+      COMMAND @CMAKE_COMMAND@ -E remove "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}"
+      RESULT_VARIABLE rm_retval
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE rm_out
-      RETURN_VALUE rm_retval
+      ERROR_VARIABLE rm_out
+      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
       )
     if(NOT "${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
       message(FATAL_ERROR "Problem when removing $ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
-    endif(NOT "${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
-  else(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
-    message(STATUS "File $ENV{DESTDIR}${file} does not exist.")
-  endif(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    endif()
+  endif()
 endforeach(file)