diff --git a/ci-support.sh b/ci-support.sh
index c29a3f242e5216daeaa14d83d61336250941f694..496aa7389f32820d0c4ff538d9f8cf055d54cf30 100644
--- a/ci-support.sh
+++ b/ci-support.sh
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ print_status_message()
 }
 
 
-cipip
+cipip()
 {
   with_output_group "pip $*" "$PY_EXE" -m pip "$@"
 }