diff --git a/.cups.metadata b/.cups.metadata
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d7a1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cups.metadata
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+23108e0f6ca7d8caa1a6a6224f5322e21ba0a27d cups-2.3.3op2-source.tar.gz
diff --git a/0001-scheduler-conf.c-Print-to-stderr-if-we-don-t-open-cu.patch b/0001-scheduler-conf.c-Print-to-stderr-if-we-don-t-open-cu.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c7f8c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-scheduler-conf.c-Print-to-stderr-if-we-don-t-open-cu.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From db9cecdd932e58c51d2d659f63415ad47d151717 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 17:11:54 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] scheduler/conf.c: Print to stderr if we don't open
+ cups-files.conf
+
+In case cupsd can't open the cups-files.conf, the error message is lost
+if journal and syslog don't exist or work on system (usually in
+containers).
+
+Log the error into stderr at this place to get the error message if
+needed.
+---
+ scheduler/conf.c | 6 +-----
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/scheduler/conf.c b/scheduler/conf.c
+index b18535162..4fa7eb1df 100644
+--- a/scheduler/conf.c
++++ b/scheduler/conf.c
+@@ -811,11 +811,7 @@ cupsdReadConfiguration(void)
+     cupsdLogMessage(CUPSD_LOG_INFO, "No %s, using defaults.", CupsFilesFile);
+   else
+   {
+-#ifdef HAVE_SYSTEMD_SD_JOURNAL_H
+-    sd_journal_print(LOG_ERR, "Unable to open \"%s\" - %s", CupsFilesFile, strerror(errno));
+-#else
+-    syslog(LOG_LPR, "Unable to open \"%s\" - %s", CupsFilesFile, strerror(errno));
+-#endif /* HAVE_SYSTEMD_SD_JOURNAL_H */
++    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to read \"%s\" - %s\n", CupsFilesFile, strerror(errno));
+ 
+     return (0);
+   }
+-- 
+2.41.0
+
diff --git a/cups.spec b/cups.spec
index 1aa335d..a8816a6 100644
--- a/cups.spec
+++ b/cups.spec
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ Patch35: 0001-cups-strlcpy-handle-zero-size.patch
 Patch36: 0001-Require-authentication-for-CUPS-Get-Document.patch
 # RHEL-14931 cupsd memory leak in cupsdDeleteJob() with "PreserveJobHistory Off"
 Patch37: cups-preservejobfiles-leak.patch
+# RHEL-15308 cupsd fails to open cups-files.conf and the resulting error message is lost
+Patch38: 0001-scheduler-conf.c-Print-to-stderr-if-we-don-t-open-cu.patch
 
 
 ##### Patches removed because IMHO they aren't no longer needed
@@ -385,6 +387,8 @@ to CUPS daemon. This solution will substitute printer drivers and raw queues in
 %patch36 -p1 -b .get-document-auth
 # RHEL-14931 cupsd memory leak in cupsdDeleteJob() with "PreserveJobHistory Off"
 %patch37 -p1 -b .preservejobfiles-leak
+# RHEL-15308 cupsd fails to open cups-files.conf and the resulting error message is lost
+%patch38 -p1 -b .log-stderr
 
 %if %{lspp}
 # LSPP support.
@@ -821,6 +825,7 @@ rm -f %{cups_serverbin}/backend/smb
 %changelog
 * Thu Nov 02 2023 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 1:2.3.3op2-22
 - RHEL-14931 cupsd memory leak in cupsdDeleteJob() with "PreserveJobHistory Off"
+- RHEL-15308 cupsd fails to open cups-files.conf and the resulting error message is lost
 
 * Tue Aug 29 2023 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 1:2.3.3op2-21
 - bump the spec because the previous build was made with buildroot 9.2