diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/ue_workers.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/ue_workers.py
index cdac2c28af..256c0557be 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/ue_workers.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/ue_workers.py
@@ -303,9 +303,12 @@ class UEProjectGenerationWorker(UEWorker):
             "install",
             "--ignore-installed",
             pyside_version,
-            "--prefix", site_packages_prefix,
+
         ]
 
+        if platform.system().lower() == "windows":
+            pyside_cmd += ["--target", site_packages_prefix]
+
         print(f"--- Installing {pyside_version} ...")
         print(" ".join(pyside_cmd))