diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d4a3bfc9ae7b..f52939c12c3a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ include(cmake/darktable-packaging.cmake)
 configure_file(
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in"
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake"
-    IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
+    @ONLY)
 
 add_custom_target(uninstall
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake)