diff --git a/configure/E3/RULES_E3 b/configure/E3/RULES_E3
index 8f837de5507bf3045aedb5c63326805cf5aabbf5..17ec5f390eda9d5ed3cab23d16d441903e28c2ae 100644
--- a/configure/E3/RULES_E3
+++ b/configure/E3/RULES_E3
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ install: requireconf
 
 ## Uninstall : $(E3_MODULE_NAME)
 uninstall: conf
+#ifeq (,$(strip $(wildcard $(E3_SITEMODS_PATH)/*) $(wildcard $(E3_SITEAPPS_PATH)/*) $(wildcard $(E3_SITELIBS_PATH)/*)))
+ifeq (,$(strip $(wildcard $(E3_SITEMODS_PATH)/*)))
 	$(QUIET) $(SUDOBASH) '$(E3_MODULE_MAKE_CMDS) uninstall'
+else
+	#$(error Cannot run 'make uninstall': please manually uninstall everything in siteMods, siteApps, and siteLibs.)
+	$(error Cannot run 'make uninstall': please manually uninstall everything in siteMods)
+endif
 
 
 ## Build the EPICS Module : $(E3_MODULE_NAME)
diff --git a/configure/modules/RULES_E3_SITELIBS b/configure/modules/RULES_E3_SITELIBS
index cb775e478b0646c2e88e49cd0ac9100375da2a7d..636f73f26d7be134ea361216517fe195e469bef9 100644
--- a/configure/modules/RULES_E3_SITELIBS
+++ b/configure/modules/RULES_E3_SITELIBS
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ install_links: $(INSTALLED_EPICS_BASE_ARCHS) hdrs
 
 
 $(INSTALLED_EPICS_BASE_ARCHS):
-	$(SUDO) mkdir -p $(E3_SITELIBS_PATH)/$@
+#	$(SUDO) mkdir -p $(E3_SITELIBS_PATH)/$@
 #	$(SUDO) ln -sf $(E3_MODULES_INSTALL_LOCATION)/lib/$@/$(E3_MODULES_LIBNAME) $(E3_SITELIBS_PATH)/$@/$(E3_MODULES_LIBLINKNAME)