diff --git a/library/pip b/library/pip
index ec3a4731210..1696fc883e0 100755
--- a/library/pip
+++ b/library/pip
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ def main():
         out += out_venv
         err += err_venv
 
-    pip = module.get_bin_path('pip', True, ['%s/bin' % env])
+    pip = module.get_bin_path('python-pip', False, ['%s/bin' % env])
+    if not pip:
+        pip = module.get_bin_path('pip', True, ['%s/bin' % env])
 
     state = module.params['state']
     name = module.params['name']