diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f3b00e9f1..a6b3c3cec6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ virtualenv_ansible:
 		if [ ! -d "$(VENV_BASE)/ansible" ]; then \
 			virtualenv -p python --system-site-packages $(VENV_BASE)/ansible && \
 			$(VENV_BASE)/ansible/bin/pip install $(PIP_OPTIONS) --ignore-installed six packaging appdirs && \
-			$(VENV_BASE)/ansible/bin/pip install $(PIP_OPTIONS) --ignore-installed setuptools==41.0.1 && \
-			$(VENV_BASE)/ansible/bin/pip install $(PIP_OPTIONS) --ignore-installed pip==19.1.1; \
+			$(VENV_BASE)/ansible/bin/pip install $(PIP_OPTIONS) --ignore-installed setuptools==36.0.1 && \
+			$(VENV_BASE)/ansible/bin/pip install $(PIP_OPTIONS) --ignore-installed pip==9.0.1; \
 		fi; \
 	fi