diff --git a/package/libgtk3/libgtk3.mk b/package/libgtk3/libgtk3.mk
index 18a8a9fa42..b41049b0ee 100644
--- a/package/libgtk3/libgtk3.mk
+++ b/package/libgtk3/libgtk3.mk
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ LIBGTK3_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libXdamage
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_CUPS),y)
-LIBGTK3_CONF_OPTS += -Dprint_backends=cups
+LIBGTK3_CONF_OPTS += -Dprint_backends=file,cups
 LIBGTK3_DEPENDENCIES += cups
 else
 LIBGTK3_CONF_OPTS += -Dprint_backends=auto