diff --git a/packaging/easy_install b/packaging/easy_install
index eae361c4321..bdacf8e464b 100644
--- a/packaging/easy_install
+++ b/packaging/easy_install
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ def main():
     name = module.params['name']
     env = module.params['virtualenv']
     executable = module.params['executable']
-    easy_install = _get_easy_install(module, env, executable)
     site_packages = module.params['virtualenv_site_packages']
     virtualenv_command = module.params['virtualenv_command']
 
@@ -159,6 +158,8 @@ def main():
             out += out_venv
             err += err_venv
 
+    easy_install = _get_easy_install(module, env, executable)
+
     cmd = None
     changed = False
     installed = _is_package_installed(module, name, easy_install)