diff --git a/cupshelpers/config.py.in b/cupshelpers/config.py.in
index 55abbfc..1244327 100644
--- a/cupshelpers/config.py.in
+++ b/cupshelpers/config.py.in
@@ -22,3 +22,12 @@
 prefix="@prefix@"
 sysconfdir="@sysconfdir@"
 cupsserverbindir="@cupsserverbindir@"
+
+try:
+    with open("/etc/cups/cups-files.conf") as config:
+        for cfgline in config:
+            args = cfgline.split(" ")
+            if len(args) == 2 and args[0] == "ServerBin":
+                cupsserverbindir = args[1].strip()
+except OSError:
+    pass