diff --git a/src/printsupport/kernel/qcups.cpp b/src/printsupport/kernel/qcups.cpp
index dd385526d7..ea18f1edf6 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/kernel/qcups.cpp
+++ b/src/printsupport/kernel/qcups.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ QCUPSSupport::QCUPSSupport()
     if (!isAvailable())
         return;
 
-    prnCount = _cupsGetDests(&printers);
+    qt_cups_num_printers = prnCount = _cupsGetDests(&printers);
 
     for (int i = 0; i <  prnCount; ++i) {
         if (printers[i].is_default) {