diff --git a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/ci/install.sh b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/ci/install.sh
index 49a251d448f6..2d32caaa9a03 100644
--- a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/ci/install.sh
+++ b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/ci/install.sh
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ if command -v ghp-import >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "ghp-import already installed at $(which ghp-import)"
 else
     echo "installing ghp-import"
-    pip install ghp-import
+    pip install --user ghp-import
 fi