diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c9a9ee8..4b50769 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -521,7 +521,17 @@ ELSE(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
 ENDIF(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
 
 IF(UNIX)
-    ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(dist ./extras/makedist.sh ${PHYSFS_VERSION} COMMENT "Building source tarball")
+    ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(
+        dist
+        ./extras/makedist.sh ${PHYSFS_VERSION}
+        COMMENT "Building source tarball..."
+    )
+    ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(
+        uninstall
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/extras/uninstall.sh"
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        COMMENT "Uninstall the project..."
+    )
 ENDIF(UNIX)
 
 MACRO(MESSAGE_BOOL_OPTION _NAME _VALUE)
diff --git a/extras/uninstall.sh b/extras/uninstall.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..69e0111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/uninstall.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ ! -f "./install_manifest.txt" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: This needs to be run from your CMake build directory after installing." 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+xargs rm -vf < install_manifest.txt
+exit 0
+