diff --git a/Source/cmAlgorithms.h b/Source/cmAlgorithms.h
index 3dd5f9587..f00e1c012 100644
--- a/Source/cmAlgorithms.h
+++ b/Source/cmAlgorithms.h
@@ -239,12 +239,14 @@ typename Range::const_iterator cmRemoveIndices(Range& r, InputRange const& rem)
 
   typename Range::iterator writer = r.begin();
   std::advance(writer, *remIt);
+  typename Range::iterator pivot = writer;
+  typename InputRange::value_type prevRem = *remIt;
   ++remIt;
   size_t count = 1;
   for ( ; writer != r.end() && remIt != rem.end(); ++count, ++remIt)
     {
-    typename Range::iterator pivot = r.begin();
-    std::advance(pivot, *remIt);
+    std::advance(pivot, *remIt - prevRem);
+    prevRem = *remIt;
     writer = ContainerAlgorithms::RemoveN(writer, pivot, count);
     }
   writer = ContainerAlgorithms::RemoveN(writer, r.end(), count);