diff --git a/common/api/api_plugin_manager.cpp b/common/api/api_plugin_manager.cpp
index adfe706b92..aaa4e76f5a 100644
--- a/common/api/api_plugin_manager.cpp
+++ b/common/api/api_plugin_manager.cpp
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ void API_PLUGIN_MANAGER::processNextJob( wxCommandEvent& aEvent )
                 env.env[wxS( "VIRTUAL_ENV" )] = *pythonHome;
 
             wxString cmd = wxString::Format(
-                    wxS( "-m pip install --no-input --isolated --require-virtualenv "
+                    wxS( "-m pip install --no-input --isolated --prefer-binary --require-virtualenv "
                          "--exists-action i -r '%s'" ),
                     reqs.GetFullPath() );