diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1da1fa88..8c84a9f3 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ install:
 
   # Upgrade to the latest version of pip to avoid it displaying warnings
   # about it being out of date.
-  - "pip install --disable-pip-version-check --user --upgrade pip"
+  - "python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel"
   - "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\mingw32-make"
 
 test_script: