diff --git a/nvim/docs/nvim_setup_linux.sh b/nvim/docs/nvim_setup_linux.sh
index 9d0ec3b..52d98d7 100755
--- a/nvim/docs/nvim_setup_linux.sh
+++ b/nvim/docs/nvim_setup_linux.sh
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ echo "Installing Python packages"
 declare -a PY_PACKAGES=("pynvim" 'python-lsp-server[all]' "vim-vint" "python-lsp-isort" "pylsp-mypy" "python-lsp-black")
 
 if [[ "$SYSTEM_PYTHON" = true ]]; then
-    echo "Using system Python to install $(PY_PACKAGES)"
+    echo "Using system Python to install ${PY_PACKAGES[*]}"
 
     # If we use system Python, we need to install these Python packages under
     # user HOME, since we do not have permissions to install them under system
     # directories.
     for p in "${PY_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
-        pip install --user "$p"
+        pip install --user --break-system-package "$p"
     done
 else
-    echo "Using custom Python to install $(PY_PACKAGES)"
+    echo "Using custom Python to install ${PY_PACKAGES[*]}"
     for p in "${PY_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
         "$CONDA_DIR/bin/pip" install "$p"
     done