diff --git a/completions/cups b/completions/cups
index 21ddd769..499a2b04 100644
--- a/completions/cups
+++ b/completions/cups
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ _lpr()
     local cur prev words cword
     _init_completion || return
 
-    compopt +o nospace
     case $prev in
         -P)
             COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "$( lpstat -a | cut -d' ' -f1 )" -- "$cur" ) )