diff --git a/build/mach_initialize.py b/build/mach_initialize.py
index 32f3011..5e6e2b4 100644
--- a/build/mach_initialize.py
+++ b/build/mach_initialize.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def _activate_python_environment(topsrcdir):
             else "MACH_USE_SYSTEM_PYTHON"
         )
 
-        has_pip = (
+        has_pip = False and (
             subprocess.run(
                 [sys.executable, "-c", "import pip"], stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
             ).returncode