diff --git a/src/plugins/printsupport/cups/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/printsupport/cups/CMakeLists.txt
index b6400d2d36b..6811fca10a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/printsupport/cups/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/printsupport/cups/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-qt_find_package(Cups PROVIDED_TARGETS Cups::Cups)
+if(NOT APPLE AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set(mark_cups_optional MARK_OPTIONAL)
+else()
+    set(mark_cups_optional "")
+endif()
+qt_find_package(Cups PROVIDED_TARGETS Cups::Cups ${mark_cups_optional})
 
 #####################################################################
 ## QCupsPrinterSupportPlugin Plugin:
diff --git a/src/printsupport/configure.cmake b/src/printsupport/configure.cmake
index a8b4ed38036..bdd370694a1 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/configure.cmake
+++ b/src/printsupport/configure.cmake
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@
 
 #### Libraries
 
-qt_find_package(Cups PROVIDED_TARGETS Cups::Cups MODULE_NAME printsupport QMAKE_LIB cups)
-
+if(NOT APPLE AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set(mark_cups_optional MARK_OPTIONAL)
+else()
+    set(mark_cups_optional "")
+endif()
+qt_find_package(Cups PROVIDED_TARGETS Cups::Cups
+    MODULE_NAME printsupport QMAKE_LIB cups ${mark_cups_optional})
 
 #### Tests