diff --git a/src/lib/Makefile b/src/lib/Makefile
index 5a6c8635f70da5d6f7c58ac453b61c4ff644a3ff..07540fd657737845f89ff13f9f77fdf38824aa04 100644
--- a/src/lib/Makefile
+++ b/src/lib/Makefile
@@ -216,6 +216,17 @@ endif
 
 
 uninstall:
+	@echo WARNING
+	@echo I will remove the following files now
+	@echo "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(program_name)"
+	@echo "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)"
+	@echo "$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/$(program_name)"
+	@echo "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(program_name)"
+	@echo "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(program_name)-patch"
+	@echo "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/lib$(program_name).$(SOEXT)"
+	@echo "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/lib$(program_name)Kernel.$(SOEXT)"
+	../maketools/confirm_uninstall
+	@echo Removing previously installed files
 	rm -fr "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(program_name)"
 	rm -fr "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)"
 	rm -fr "$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/$(program_name)"
diff --git a/src/maketools/confirm_uninstall b/src/maketools/confirm_uninstall
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..385febd271af841bd49c87d1a061213080a1f4c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/maketools/confirm_uninstall
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+confirm () {
+    # call with a prompt string or use a default
+    read -r -p "${1:-Are you sure? [y/N]} " response
+    case $response in
+        [yY][eE][sS]|[yY])
+            true
+            ;;
+        *)
+            false
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+confirm "Are you shure that you want to Uninstall? This might lead to data loss! [y/N]" || exit 1
+
+