diff --git a/mk/spksrc.service.installer.functions b/mk/spksrc.service.installer.functions
index a6ee4894091..ecc3da3d7a5 100644
--- a/mk/spksrc.service.installer.functions
+++ b/mk/spksrc.service.installer.functions
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ install_python_virtualenv ()
     python3 --version
 
     # Print out default pip version
-    read -r -a PIP_VERSION 2>/dev/null <<< $(python3 -m pip --version)
-    echo "INFO: Default pip version found ${PIP_VERSION[1]}"
+    python3 -m pip --version
 
     # Create a Python virtualenv
     python3 -m venv --system-site-packages ${SYNOPKG_PKGDEST}/env