diff --git a/pkgs/misc/cups/filters.nix b/pkgs/misc/cups/filters.nix
index 6d6fab265b1..fec0634ba68 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/cups/filters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/cups/filters.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-pdftops=pdftops"
+    "--with-pdftops-path=${poppler_utils}/bin/pdftops"
     "--enable-imagefilters"
     "--with-rcdir=no"
     "--with-shell=${stdenv.shell}"