diff --git a/package/cups/cups.mk b/package/cups/cups.mk
index f06502ab27..6d906ec942 100644
--- a/package/cups/cups.mk
+++ b/package/cups/cups.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ CUPS_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT = DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) DSTROOT=$(TARGET_DIR) install
 CUPS_CONF_OPT = --without-perl \
 		--without-java \
 		--disable-gnutls \
-		--disable-gssapi
+		--disable-gssapi \
+		--libdir=/usr/$(if $(BR2_ARCH_IS_64),lib64,lib)
 
 CUPS_DEPENDENCIES = $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),zlib) \
 		    $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG),libpng) \