diff --git a/src/build/env.py b/src/build/env.py
index 348162e3..bfbc5d7b 100644
--- a/src/build/env.py
+++ b/src/build/env.py
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ def install_requirements(self, requirements: Collection[str]) -> None:
                 'install',
                 '--use-pep517',
                 '--no-warn-script-location',
+                '--no-compile',
                 '-r',
                 os.path.abspath(req_file.name),
             ]
diff --git a/tests/test_env.py b/tests/test_env.py
index 7bfd8c3c..7b1fa2ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_env.py
+++ b/tests/test_env.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ def test_default_impl_install_cmd_well_formed(
                 'install',
                 '--use-pep517',
                 '--no-warn-script-location',
+                '--no-compile',
                 '-r',
                 mocker.ANY,
             ]