diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 940836402..fb271a8f1 100755
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -1168,8 +1168,13 @@ function install_monasca_agent {
         sudo mkdir -p /opt/monasca-agent || true
         sudo chown $STACK_USER:monasca /opt/monasca-agent
 
+        # TODO: remove the trailing pip version when a proper fix
+        # arrives for handling this bug https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/8210
+        # Similar issue: https://bugs.launchpad.net/devstack/+bug/1906322
         if python3_enabled; then
-            (cd /opt/monasca-agent ; virtualenv -p python3 .)
+            (cd /opt/monasca-agent ;
+            virtualenv -p python3 . ;
+            bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==20.2.3)
             sudo rm -rf /opt/stack/monasca-common/.eggs/
         else
             (cd /opt/monasca-agent ; virtualenv .)