diff --git a/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix
index db344b32d21..3e215cba101 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [
     "--localstatedir=/var"
     "--sysconfdir=/etc"
-    "--with-rundir=/run"
     "--enable-raw-printing"
     "--enable-threads"
   ] ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [