diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-FreeBSD-11-python-3.yml b/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-FreeBSD-11-python-3.yml
index eb01d00f1e1..42aa4473fef 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-FreeBSD-11-python-3.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-FreeBSD-11-python-3.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@
   pip: # no py36-paramiko package exists for FreeBSD 11
     name: paramiko
     extra_args: "-c {{ remote_constraints }}"
+  environment:
+    SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS: stdlib
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-RedHat-8-python-3.yml b/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-RedHat-8-python-3.yml
index 19fd3f63abc..55677f21b06 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-RedHat-8-python-3.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-RedHat-8-python-3.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
   pip: # no python3-paramiko package exists for RHEL 8
     name: paramiko
     extra_args: "-c {{ remote_constraints }}"
+  environment:
+    SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS: stdlib