diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0053441..9a6b855 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2833,7 +2833,7 @@ if test $have_cups_config = yes; then
    CUPS_LIBS=`cups-config --libs`
    CUPS_IMAGE_LIBS=`cups-config --image --libs`
    CUPS_SERVER_DIR=`cups-config --serverbin`
-   CUPS_DATA_DIR=`cups-config --datadir`
+   CUPS_DATA_DIR="${prefix}/share/cups"
 else
    { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: *** 'cups-config' missing, please install CUPS or fix your \$PATH ***" >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: *** 'cups-config' missing, please install CUPS or fix your \$PATH ***" >&2;}