diff --git a/tasks/python_venv_build.yml b/tasks/python_venv_build.yml
index d80d9d4..fe38dfe 100644
--- a/tasks/python_venv_build.yml
+++ b/tasks/python_venv_build.yml
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@
 - name: Create the virtualenv (if it does not exist)
   command: >-
     virtualenv
-    --no-site-packages
-    {{ _venv_create_no_download }}
+    {{ _venv_create_extra_options }}
     --python={{ venv_python_executable }}
     {{ (ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt') | ternary('--always-copy', '') }}
     {{ venv_install_destination_path }}
diff --git a/tasks/python_venv_preflight.yml b/tasks/python_venv_preflight.yml
index af5fdf2..5ebc52e 100644
--- a/tasks/python_venv_preflight.yml
+++ b/tasks/python_venv_preflight.yml
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@
     - ((_virtualenv_version.stdout | trim) == 'none') or
       ((_virtualenv_version.stdout | trim) is version_compare('1.10', '<'))
 
-- name: Set the correct virtualenv parameter to prevent downloads when creating
+- name: Set extra virtualenv parameters
   set_fact:
-    _venv_create_no_download: >-
+    _venv_create_extra_options: >-
       {{ ((_virtualenv_version.stdout | trim) is version_compare('14.0.0', '<')) | ternary('--never-download', '--no-download') }}
+      {{ ((_virtualenv_version.stdout | trim) is version_compare('1.7.0', '<')) | ternary('--no-site-packages', '') }}
 
 - name: Check whether the venv_install_source_path is a URL or a file path
   set_fact: