diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3a9f6640f3..0777dba001 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ push:
 # locally downloaded packages).
 requirements:
 	@if [ "$(VIRTUAL_ENV)" ]; then \
+	    (cd requirements && pip install --no-index setuptools-2.2.tar.gz); \
+	    (cd requirements && pip install --no-index Django-1.5.5.tar.gz); \
 	    (cd requirements && pip install --no-index -r dev_local.txt); \
 	    $(PYTHON) fix_virtualenv_setuptools.py; \
 	else \
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ requirements:
 # (downloading from PyPI if necessary).
 requirements_pypi:
 	@if [ "$(VIRTUAL_ENV)" ]; then \
+	    pip install setuptools==2.2; \
+	    pip install Django==1.5.5; \
 	    pip install -r requirements/dev.txt; \
 	    $(PYTHON) fix_virtualenv_setuptools.py; \
 	else \
diff --git a/requirements/dev_local.txt b/requirements/dev_local.txt
index b6ae9c53e8..75115b1e6c 100644
--- a/requirements/dev_local.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev_local.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # PIP requirements for AWX development/build environment (using only local
 # packages).  Install using "pip --no-index -r dev_local.txt".
 
-distribute-0.7.3.zip
+# May need to install these packages separately the first time:
 setuptools-2.2.tar.gz
+distribute-0.7.3.zip
 Django-1.5.5.tar.gz
 
 # The following packages are bundled with AWX (in awx/lib/site-packages):
diff --git a/requirements/prod_local.txt b/requirements/prod_local.txt
index 0b8f27b551..938eb017a5 100644
--- a/requirements/prod_local.txt
+++ b/requirements/prod_local.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # PIP requirements for AWX production environment (using only local packages).
 # Install using "pip --no-index -r prod_local.txt".
 
+# May need to install this package separately the first time:
 Django-1.5.5.tar.gz
 
 # The following packages are bundled with AWX (in awx/lib/site-packages):