diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/gutenprint/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/gutenprint/default.nix
index f5a104fd08c3..7cdf66377d8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/gutenprint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/gutenprint/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0s0b14hjwvbxksq7af5v8z9g2rfqv9jdmxd9d81m57f5mh6rad0p";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper pkg-config ];
+  strictDeps = true;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper pkg-config ]
+    ++ lib.optional cupsSupport cups; # for cups-config
   buildInputs =
     [ ijs zlib ]
     ++ lib.optionals gimp2Support [ gimp.gtk gimp ]