diff --git a/requirements.check b/requirements.check
index 4c4a0767a..aee07e685 100644
--- a/requirements.check
+++ b/requirements.check
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ nose
 mock
 mypy==0.750
 # fixme: when isort 5.0 is released, switch to pypy
-git+https://github.com/dae/isort
+git+https://github.com/dae/isort#egg=isort
 # fixme: when pylint supports isort 5.0, switch to pypy
-git+https://github.com/dae/pylint
+git+https://github.com/dae/pylint#egg=pylint
 black