diff --git a/mim/commands/install.py b/mim/commands/install.py
index 976644a..ca89ca0 100644
--- a/mim/commands/install.py
+++ b/mim/commands/install.py
@@ -471,6 +471,10 @@ def install_from_repo(repo_root: str,
     install_cmd = ['python', '-m', 'pip', 'install']
     if is_editable:
         install_cmd.append('-e')
+    else:
+        # solving issues related to out-of-tree builds
+        # more datails at https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/7555
+        install_cmd.append('--use-feature=in-tree-build')
     install_cmd.append(repo_root)
     if is_user_dir:
         install_cmd.append('--user')