diff --git a/tools/cap-pip.txt b/tools/cap-pip.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a6f80c506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/cap-pip.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pip<8
diff --git a/tools/install_pip.sh b/tools/install_pip.sh
index 7b42c8c485..425d366a82 100755
--- a/tools/install_pip.sh
+++ b/tools/install_pip.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function install_get_pip {
             die $LINENO "Download of get-pip.py failed"
         touch $LOCAL_PIP.downloaded
     fi
-    sudo -H -E python $LOCAL_PIP
+    sudo -H -E python $LOCAL_PIP -c $TOOLS_DIR/cap-pip.txt
 }