diff -up hplip-3.17.11/installer/core_install.py.check-cups hplip-3.17.11/installer/core_install.py
--- hplip-3.17.11/installer/core_install.py.check-cups	2017-12-07 15:34:24.855761874 +0100
+++ hplip-3.17.11/installer/core_install.py	2017-12-07 15:38:44.749568860 +0100
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ class CoreInstall(object):
             'automake':         (True, ['prnt'], AUTOMAKE_STR, self.check_automake, DEPENDENCY_RUN_AND_COMPILE_TIME, '-', None, GENERALDEP),
             'libjpeg':          (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], JPEG_STR, self.check_libjpeg, DEPENDENCY_RUN_AND_COMPILE_TIME, '-', None, GENERALDEP),
             'libtool':          (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], LIBTOOL_STR, self.check_libtool, DEPENDENCY_COMPILE_TIME, '-', 'libtool --version', COMPILEDEP),
-            'cups':            (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], CUPS_STR, self.check_cups, DEPENDENCY_RUN_TIME, '1.1', 'cups-config --version', EXTERNALDEP),
-            'cups-devel':       (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], CUPS_DEV_STR, self.check_cups_devel, DEPENDENCY_COMPILE_TIME, '-', 'cups-config --version', GENERALDEP),
-            'cups-image':       (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], CUPS_IMG_STR, self.check_cups_image, DEPENDENCY_COMPILE_TIME, '-', 'cups-config --version', GENERALDEP),
+            'cups':            (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], CUPS_STR, self.check_cups, DEPENDENCY_RUN_TIME, '1.1', 'lpstat -r', EXTERNALDEP),
+            'cups-devel':       (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], CUPS_DEV_STR, self.check_cups_devel, DEPENDENCY_COMPILE_TIME, '-', 'lpstat -r', GENERALDEP),
+            'cups-image':       (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], CUPS_IMG_STR, self.check_cups_image, DEPENDENCY_COMPILE_TIME, '-', 'lpstat -r', GENERALDEP),
             'gcc':             (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], GCC_STR, self.check_gcc, DEPENDENCY_COMPILE_TIME, '-', 'gcc --version', COMPILEDEP),
             'make':            (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], MAKE_STR, self.check_make, DEPENDENCY_COMPILE_TIME, '3.0', 'make --version', COMPILEDEP),
             'libpthread':      (True,  ['base', 'prnt'], THREAD_STR, self.check_libpthread, DEPENDENCY_RUN_AND_COMPILE_TIME, '-', 'FUNC#get_libpthread_version', GENERALDEP),