diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index f8e4829..35f19fe 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ diskimage_builder_install_method: git
 diskimage_builder_pip_name: diskimage-builder
 # diskimage_builder_pip_extra_args:
 # diskimage_builder_pip_version:
+# diskimage_builder_pip_virtualenv:
diff --git a/tasks/install/git.yaml b/tasks/install/git.yaml
index 8e023a0..f7d1959 100644
--- a/tasks/install/git.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install/git.yaml
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
 
 - name: Pip install diskimage-builder from local git repo.
   pip:
-    name: "file://{{ diskimage_builder_git_dest }}"
     extra_args: "{{ diskimage_builder_pip_extra_args|default(omit) }}"
+    name: "file://{{ diskimage_builder_git_dest }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ diskimage_builder_pip_virtualenv|default(omit) }}"
diff --git a/tasks/install/pip.yaml b/tasks/install/pip.yaml
index e18e0f2..a9c4345 100644
--- a/tasks/install/pip.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install/pip.yaml
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
     extra_args: "{{ diskimage_builder_pip_extra_args|default(omit) }}"
     name: "{{ diskimage_builder_pip_name }}"
     version: "{{ diskimage_builder_pip_version|default(omit) }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ diskimage_builder_pip_virtualenv|default(omit) }}"