diff --git a/packaging/debian/rules b/packaging/debian/rules
index 7f7e6cc64cf..b0cb8d803fe 100755
--- a/packaging/debian/rules
+++ b/packaging/debian/rules
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export PYBUILD_NAME=xrootd
 	dh $@ --builddirectory=build --destdir=deb_packages --with python3
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
-	dh_auto_configure -- -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib/$(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/python3 -DPYTHON_LAYOUT=deb -DCMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON -DXRDCLHTTP_SUBMODULE=TRUE
+	dh_auto_configure -- -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib/$(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/python3 -DPIP_OPTIONS="--verbose --force-reinstall" -DCMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON -DXRDCLHTTP_SUBMODULE=TRUE
 
 override_dh_install:
 	install -D -m 644 packaging/common/client.conf deb_packages/etc/xrootd/client.conf
diff --git a/packaging/rhel/xrootd.spec.in b/packaging/rhel/xrootd.spec.in
index 8ceb6fff8ba..70ff09e10ef 100644
--- a/packaging/rhel/xrootd.spec.in
+++ b/packaging/rhel/xrootd.spec.in
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ cmake  \
 %if %{python3only}
       -DXRD_PYTHON_REQ_VERSION=%{python3_pkgversion} \
 %endif
+      -DPIP_OPTIONS="--verbose --force-reinstall" \
       -DUSER_VERSION=v%{version} \
       ../