diff --git a/elements/os-apply-config/install.d/os-apply-config-source-install/10-os-apply-config b/elements/os-apply-config/install.d/os-apply-config-source-install/10-os-apply-config
index 3ce92db84..aa045d4ce 100755
--- a/elements/os-apply-config/install.d/os-apply-config-source-install/10-os-apply-config
+++ b/elements/os-apply-config/install.d/os-apply-config-source-install/10-os-apply-config
@@ -3,7 +3,15 @@ set -eux
 
 manifest=$(get-pip-manifest os-apply-config)
 
-virtualenv --setuptools $OS_APPLY_CONFIG_VENV_DIR
+env | sort
+
+if [[ "$DISTRO_NAME" == "debian" ]] && [[ "$DIB_RELEASE" == "stable" || "$DIB_RELEASE" == "bullseye" ]]
+then
+    virtualenv $OS_APPLY_CONFIG_VENV_DIR
+else
+    virtualenv --setuptools $OS_APPLY_CONFIG_VENV_DIR
+fi
+
 set +u
 source $OS_APPLY_CONFIG_VENV_DIR/bin/activate
 set -u
diff --git a/elements/os-collect-config/install.d/os-collect-config-source-install/10-os-collect-config b/elements/os-collect-config/install.d/os-collect-config-source-install/10-os-collect-config
index c849408a5..3d3fe102c 100755
--- a/elements/os-collect-config/install.d/os-collect-config-source-install/10-os-collect-config
+++ b/elements/os-collect-config/install.d/os-collect-config-source-install/10-os-collect-config
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ set -eux
 
 manifest=$(get-pip-manifest os-collect-config)
 
-virtualenv --setuptools $OS_COLLECT_CONFIG_VENV_DIR
+if [[ "$DISTRO_NAME" == "debian" ]] && [[ "$DIB_RELEASE" == "stable" || "$DIB_RELEASE" == "bullseye" ]]
+then
+    virtualenv $OS_COLLECT_CONFIG_VENV_DIR
+else
+    virtualenv --setuptools $OS_COLLECT_CONFIG_VENV_DIR
+fi
+
 set +u
 source $OS_COLLECT_CONFIG_VENV_DIR/bin/activate
 set -u
diff --git a/elements/os-net-config/install.d/os-net-config-source-install/50-os-net-config-source b/elements/os-net-config/install.d/os-net-config-source-install/50-os-net-config-source
index d438df713..e865ebd57 100755
--- a/elements/os-net-config/install.d/os-net-config-source-install/50-os-net-config-source
+++ b/elements/os-net-config/install.d/os-net-config-source-install/50-os-net-config-source
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ set -ex
 
 manifest=$(get-pip-manifest os-net-config)
 
-virtualenv --setuptools $OS_NET_CONFIG_VENV_DIR
+if [[ "$DISTRO_NAME" == "debian" ]] && [[ "$DIB_RELEASE" == "stable" || "$DIB_RELEASE" == "bullseye" ]]
+then
+    virtualenv $OS_NET_CONFIG_VENV_DIR
+else
+    virtualenv --setuptools $OS_NET_CONFIG_VENV_DIR
+fi
+
 set +u
 source $OS_NET_CONFIG_VENV_DIR/bin/activate
 set -u
diff --git a/elements/os-refresh-config/install.d/os-refresh-config-source-install/10-os-refresh-config b/elements/os-refresh-config/install.d/os-refresh-config-source-install/10-os-refresh-config
index 52d7f88b8..a9c81976a 100755
--- a/elements/os-refresh-config/install.d/os-refresh-config-source-install/10-os-refresh-config
+++ b/elements/os-refresh-config/install.d/os-refresh-config-source-install/10-os-refresh-config
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ manifest=$(get-pip-manifest os-refresh-config)
 
 # pip and virtualenv is installed by the pip-and-virtualenv element
 
-virtualenv --setuptools /opt/stack/venvs/os-refresh-config
+if [[ "$DISTRO_NAME" == "debian" ]] && [[ "$DIB_RELEASE" == "stable" || "$DIB_RELEASE" == "bullseye" ]]
+then
+    virtualenv /opt/stack/venvs/os-refresh-config
+else
+    virtualenv --setuptools /opt/stack/venvs/os-refresh-config
+fi
+
 set +u
 source /opt/stack/venvs/os-refresh-config/bin/activate
 set -u