diff --git a/packaging/os/apt.py b/packaging/os/apt.py
index fa0a86603e8..53027a464f0 100755
--- a/packaging/os/apt.py
+++ b/packaging/os/apt.py
@@ -582,7 +582,8 @@ def main():
         if module.check_mode:
             module.fail_json(msg="python-apt must be installed to use check mode. If run normally this module can autoinstall it")
         try:
-            module.run_command('apt-get update && apt-get install python-apt -y -q --force-yes', use_unsafe_shell=True, check_rc=True)
+            module.run_command('apt-get update', check_rc=True)
+            module.run_command('apt-get install python-apt -y -q', check_rc=True)
             global apt, apt_pkg
             import apt
             import apt.debfile