diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8584274dec8..16e154591b8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ inplace-postinstall-nginx: inplace-postinstall-permissions
 
 # Removes created symlinks; generated logs, submissions, etc. remain in output subdir.
 inplace-uninstall-l:
-	rm -rf $(judgehost_libjudgedir)
-	rm -rf $(judgehost_bindir)
+	-rm -rf $(judgehost_libjudgedir)
+	-rm -rf $(judgehost_bindir)
 
 # Rules to configure and build for a Coverity scan.
 coverity-conf:
diff --git a/misc-tools/Makefile b/misc-tools/Makefile
index 883a3245388..0584b2d22c7 100644
--- a/misc-tools/Makefile
+++ b/misc-tools/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ inplace-install-l:
 
 inplace-uninstall-l:
 # bindir gets removed from the main Makefile
-	rm -f $(domserver_libdir)/dj_utils.py
+	-rm -f $(domserver_libdir)/dj_utils.py
 
 clean-l:
 	-rm -f $(TARGETS) $(OBJECTS)