diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index 22a9d383534ac7e58be375e9f5bc9de963c67c0e..023410e45ab3d6fb61e1e276f159f7253cb43709 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ install-data-sasl:
 
 uninstall-data-sasl:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sasl2/libvirt.conf
-	rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sasl2/
+	rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sasl2/ || :
 else
 install-data-sasl:
 uninstall-data-sasl: