diff --git a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
index 4c8d2815493..e77d6fdcaf9 100755
--- a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
+++ b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
@@ -239,10 +239,13 @@ class RemoveOperation(Operation):
 
     def process(self, input):
         input_set = set(input)
+        result_set = set(self._value)
         result = []
         for v in self._value:
             if v in input_set:
                 continue
+            if v in result_set:
+                result += [v,]
             else:
                 result += ['-{}'.format(v), ]
         return result