diff --git a/dev.sh b/dev.sh
index ecacc2824..043e18845 100755
--- a/dev.sh
+++ b/dev.sh
@@ -11,12 +11,17 @@ echo "execute guake for developer."
 echo "use --no-install to avoid installing guake on your system"
 echo "(beware, gconf schema will be altered)"
 echo "use --reinstall to force complete reinstall"
+echo "use --unnstall to force complete reinstall"
 echo "use --update-po to force update translations"
 
 if [[ $1 == "--install" ]]; then
     NO_INSTALL=false
 fi
 
+if [[ $1 == "--uninstall" ]]; then
+    UNINSTALL=true
+fi
+
 if [[ $1 == "--reinstall" ]]; then
     EXEC_AUTOGEN=true
 fi
@@ -43,6 +48,11 @@ if [[ $EXEC_AUTOGEN == true ]]; then
     ./autogen.sh
 fi
 
+if [[ $UNINSTALL == true ]]; then
+    sudo make uninstall
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 make || exit 1
 if [[ $EXEC_UPDATE_PO == true ]]; then
     cd po