diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/printing/cupsd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/printing/cupsd.nix
index 543522c534b4..f7f86496d822 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/printing/cupsd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/printing/cupsd.nix
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ in
 
             ${optionalString (containsGutenprint cfg.drivers) ''
               if [ -d /var/lib/cups/ppd ]; then
-                ${getGutenprint cfg.drivers}/bin/cups-genppdupdate -p /var/lib/cups/ppd
+                ${getGutenprint cfg.drivers}/bin/cups-genppdupdate -x -p /var/lib/cups/ppd
               fi
             ''}
           '';