diff -Nru a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
--- a/Makefile.am	2018-03-06 10:56:02.000000000 +0100
+++ b/Makefile.am	2018-04-25 08:39:01.071234965 +0200
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 libhpipp_la_SOURCES = protocol/hp_ipp.c protocol/hp_ipp.h protocol/hp_ipp_i.h
 libhpipp_la_CFLAGS = -DCONFDIR=\"$(hplip_confdir)\"
 libhpipp_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 0:1:0
-libhpipp_la_LIBADD = libhpmud.la
+libhpipp_la_LIBADD = libhpmud.la -lcups
 
 # cupsext
 cupsextdir = $(pyexecdir)