diff --git a/platformio/commands/upgrade.py b/platformio/commands/upgrade.py
index 1140b096..5456979d 100644
--- a/platformio/commands/upgrade.py
+++ b/platformio/commands/upgrade.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def cli():
                     fg="yellow")
 
         cmds = (
-            ["pip", "install", "--upgrade", "pip", "setuptools"],
+            ["pip", "install", "--upgrade", "pip", "setuptools", "virtualenv"],
             ["pip", "install", "--upgrade", "platformio"],
             ["platformio", "--version"]
         )
diff --git a/scripts/get-platformio.py b/scripts/get-platformio.py
index bcab3d14..1fad5117 100644
--- a/scripts/get-platformio.py
+++ b/scripts/get-platformio.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def main():
         ("Fixing Windows %PATH% Environment", fix_winpython_pathenv, []),
         ("Installing Python Package Manager", install_pip, []),
         ("Installing PlatformIO and dependencies", install_pypi_packages,
-         [["setuptools", "platformio"]])
+         [["setuptools", "virtualenv", "platformio"]])
     ]
 
     if not IS_WINDOWS: