diff --git a/hplip-cups-backend.patch b/hplip-cups-backend.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22474d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip-cups-backend.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- hplip-0.9.10/configure.in.cups-backend	2006-03-28 13:48:42.000000000 +0100
++++ hplip-0.9.10/configure.in	2006-03-28 13:49:03.000000000 +0100
+@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+ fi
+ 
+-CUPSSEARCHPATH="/usr/share /usr/local/share /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/libexec /usr/lib64 /opt"
++CUPSSEARCHPATH="/usr/share /usr/local/share /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/libexec /opt"
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING("for cups ppd path")
+ CUPS_PPD_PATH="/usr/share/cups"
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index 60d6333..d6e19c8 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Source: http://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/hpinkjet/%{name}-%{version}.t
 Patch1: hplip-desktop.patch
 Patch2: hplip-config.patch
 Patch3: hplip-quiet.patch
+Patch4: hplip-cups-backend.patch
 BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot
 
 Requires: desktop-file-utils >= 0.2.92
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}
 # Quieten hpssd on startup.
 %patch3 -p1 -b .quiet
 
+# Always use /usr/lib/cups/backend.
+%patch4 -p1 -b .cups-backend
+autoconf
+
 %build
 %configure --disable-foomatic-install --disable-cups-install
 make
@@ -155,6 +160,9 @@ if ! grep ^hpaio /etc/sane.d/dll.conf >/dev/null 2>/dev/null ; then \
 fi
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 28 2006 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
+- Always use /usr/lib/cups/backend.
+
 * Tue Mar 28 2006 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 0.9.10-2
 - 0.9.10.
 - Ship PPDs.