diff --git a/build/tools/httpbin.sh b/build/tools/httpbin.sh
index b64609a411..b4b04e32f9 100644
--- a/build/tools/httpbin.sh
+++ b/build/tools/httpbin.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ httpbin_launch() {
             #
             # However don't upgrade to a version which is too new because then
             # it may not support Python version that we actually have.
-            python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==20.0.1
+            python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip==20.0.1
             ;;
     esac