diff --git a/ppadb/device.py b/ppadb/device.py
index dd08ec4..43fd29c 100644
--- a/ppadb/device.py
+++ b/ppadb/device.py
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ def uninstall(self, package):
             return True
         elif m:
             logger.error(m.group(1))
+            if "DELETE_FAILED_DEVICE_POLICY_MANAGER" in m.group(1):
+                logger.info('App is device-admin, calling disable-user')
+                self.shell('pm disable-user {}'.format(package))
+                return self.uninstall(package)
             return False
         else:
             logger.error("There is no message after uninstalling")