diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningFailureOnReportTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningFailureOnReportTest.py
index 81f351778925d8..86a3eb70817f25 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningFailureOnReportTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningFailureOnReportTest.py
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ def run_controller_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command = ("gdb -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt --args python3 "
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningFailureTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningFailureTest.py
index aec2f753d74e2d..62fde118039e44 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningFailureTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningFailureTest.py
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ def run_controller_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command = "gdb -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt --args python3 {} -t 150 -a {} --paa-trust-store-path {}".format(
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningTest.py
index d6cad0fb0303ec..57200bfa0ca58d 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningTest.py
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ def run_controller_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command = ("gdb -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt --args python3 "
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningWindowTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningWindowTest.py
index fac5b5bda334dc..9cc76ffb239cb0 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningWindowTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/CommissioningWindowTest.py
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ def run_controller_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command = ("gdb -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt "
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/FailsafeTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/FailsafeTest.py
index ab5e5e58b06eca..0fb7eaefb80614 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/FailsafeTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/FailsafeTest.py
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ def run_controller_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command = "gdb -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt --args python3 {} -t 150 -a {} --paa-trust-store-path {}".format(
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/MobileDeviceTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/MobileDeviceTest.py
index 2a7c0acc5d500a..a206dc31c25c03 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/MobileDeviceTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/MobileDeviceTest.py
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ def run_controller_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command = ("gdb -batch -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex \"thread apply all bt\" "
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/PythonCommissioningTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/PythonCommissioningTest.py
index fdb314d3858603..b6ef64e4fdf445 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/PythonCommissioningTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/PythonCommissioningTest.py
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ def run_controller_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command = "gdb -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt --args python3 {} -t 150 -d {} --paa-trust-store-path {} --nodeid {}".format(
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SplitCommissioningTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SplitCommissioningTest.py
index 78acabb7085ed7..372a61fccc6aed 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SplitCommissioningTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SplitCommissioningTest.py
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ def run_controller_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command = ("gdb -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex bt --args python3 "
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionCapacityTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionCapacityTest.py
index 04214ecea39de1..195e6c574f7b96 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionCapacityTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionCapacityTest.py
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ def run_subscription_resumption_capacity_test(self):
         self.reset_thread_devices(server_ids)
 
         for req_device_id in req_ids:
-            self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+            self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
                 CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-            self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+            self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
                 CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-            self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+            self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
                 CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command1 = ("gdb -batch -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex \"thread apply all bt\" "
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionTest.py
index 271a3b3deb0cfe..e7b8e1a7c76735 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionTest.py
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ def run_subscription_resumption_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command = ("gdb -batch -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex \"thread apply all bt\" "
diff --git a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionTimeoutTest.py b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionTimeoutTest.py
index 2d4d6bfddb9e4f..0c655ba51adae0 100755
--- a/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionTimeoutTest.py
+++ b/src/test_driver/linux-cirque/SubscriptionResumptionTimeoutTest.py
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ def run_subscription_resumption_timeout_test(self):
 
         req_device_id = req_ids[0]
 
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_clusters-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_core-0.0-cp37-abi3-linux_x86_64.whl")))
-        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install {}".format(os.path.join(
+        self.execute_device_cmd(req_device_id, "pip3 install --break-system-packages {}".format(os.path.join(
             CHIP_REPO, "out/debug/linux_x64_gcc/controller/python/chip_repl-0.0-py3-none-any.whl")))
 
         command = ("gdb -batch -return-child-result -q -ex run -ex \"thread apply all bt\" "