diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0de81c0801e..840367fc863 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15017,7 +15017,7 @@ if test "x$with_cups" != "xno"
 then
     ac_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
     ac_cups_cflags=`cups-config --cflags 2>/dev/null`
-    ac_cups_libs="`cups-config --ldflags 2>/dev/null` `cups-config --libs 2>/dev/null`"
+    ac_cups_libs=`cups-config --ldflags 2>/dev/null`
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $ac_cups_cflags"
 
 for ac_header in cups/cups.h
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9b29e57dfb5..3ac2c9616f5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ if test "x$with_cups" != "xno"
 then
     ac_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
     ac_cups_cflags=`cups-config --cflags 2>/dev/null`
-    ac_cups_libs="`cups-config --ldflags 2>/dev/null` `cups-config --libs 2>/dev/null`"
+    ac_cups_libs=`cups-config --ldflags 2>/dev/null`
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $ac_cups_cflags"
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS(cups/cups.h,
             [WINE_CHECK_SONAME(cups,cupsGetDefault,