diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index faf9e05d8..4733d634a 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ def packages_freebsd
     pkg install -y fusefs-libs3 || true
     pkg install -y rust
     pkg install -y git bash  # fakeroot causes lots of troubles on freebsd
-    # for building python (for the tests we use pyenv built pythons):
+    pkg install -y python39 py39-sqlite3
     pkg install -y python310 py310-sqlite3
-    # make sure there is a python3 command
-    ln -sf /usr/local/bin/python3.10 /usr/local/bin/python3
-    python3 -m ensurepip
-    pip3 install virtualenv
+    pkg install -y python311 py311-sqlite3 py311-pip py311-virtualenv
+    # make sure there is a python3/pip3/virtualenv command
+    ln -sf /usr/local/bin/python3.11 /usr/local/bin/python3
+    ln -sf /usr/local/bin/pip-3.11 /usr/local/bin/pip3
+    ln -sf /usr/local/bin/virtualenv-3.11 /usr/local/bin/virtualenv
     # make bash default / work:
     chsh -s bash vagrant
     mount -t fdescfs fdesc /dev/fd
@@ -180,11 +181,7 @@ def packages_openindiana
   return <<-EOF
     # needs separate provisioning step + reboot:
     #pkg update
-    pkg install gcc-13 git pkg-config libxxhash
-    ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.9 /usr/bin/python3
-    python3 -m ensurepip
-    ln -sf /usr/bin/pip3.9 /usr/bin/pip3
-    pip3 install virtualenv
+    pkg install gcc-13 git pkg-config libxxhash pip virtualenv
     # let borg's pkg-config find openssl:
     pfexec pkg set-mediator -V 3.1 openssl
   EOF