diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index a4ce6826..e61b4fbe 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ alias inxi-install-root="cd /usr/local/bin;\wget -Nc smxi.org/inxi;chmod +x inxi
 alias inxi-update="inxi -U"
 
 # Local pip installations ( improvised from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2915471/install-a-python-package-into-a-different-directory-using-pip )
-alias lpip="pip install --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
-alias lpip3="pip3 install --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
+alias lpip="pip --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
+alias lpip3="pip3 --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
 
 # FINEID
 pkcs11so=`locate opensc-pkcs11.so`
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 150e8162..8a7aa3f0 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ alias inxi-install-root="cd /usr/local/bin;\wget -Nc smxi.org/inxi;chmod +x inxi
 alias inxi-update="inxi -U"
 
 # Local pip installations ( improvised from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2915471/install-a-python-package-into-a-different-directory-using-pip )
-alias lpip="pip install --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
-alias lpip3="pip3 install --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
+alias lpip="pip --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
+alias lpip3="pip3 --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
 
 # FINEID
 pkcs11so=`locate opensc-pkcs11.so`