diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/2.x.nix
index c7638ea5fe5..8dad69eb998 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/2.x.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gettext, glib, atk, pango, cairo, perl, xorg
+{ config, stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gettext, glib, atk, pango, cairo, perl, xorg
 , gdk_pixbuf, xlibsWrapper, gobject-introspection
 , xineramaSupport ? stdenv.isLinux
-, cupsSupport ? true, cups ? null
+, cupsSupport ? config.gtk2.cups or stdenv.isLinux, cups ? null
 , gdktarget ? if stdenv.isDarwin then "quartz" else "x11"
 , AppKit, Cocoa
 , fetchpatch
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 57b3dcc7f6e..3486dec77e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10144,7 +10144,6 @@ in
   elementary-cmake-modules = callPackage ../development/libraries/elementary-cmake-modules { };
 
   gtk2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/gtk+/2.x.nix {
-    cupsSupport = config.gtk2.cups or stdenv.isLinux;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AppKit Cocoa;
   };