diff --git a/tests/functional/test_install_upgrade.py b/tests/functional/test_install_upgrade.py
index a247af6a386..7a72db0bc4e 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_install_upgrade.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_install_upgrade.py
@@ -402,7 +402,9 @@ def test_install_find_existing_package_canonicalize(script, req1, req2):
 @pytest.mark.network
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != "win32", reason="Windows-only test")
 def test_modifying_pip_presents_error(script):
-    result = script.pip("install", "pip", "--force-reinstall", expect_error=True)
+    result = script.pip(
+        "install", "pip", "--force-reinstall", use_module=False, expect_error=True
+    )
 
     assert "python.exe" in result.stderr, str(result)
     assert " -m " in result.stderr, str(result)