diff --git a/lisp/use-package/use-package.el b/lisp/use-package/use-package.el
index 05dbf651498..98bbc417e65 100644
--- a/lisp/use-package/use-package.el
+++ b/lisp/use-package/use-package.el
@@ -462,7 +462,9 @@ manually updated package."
   (if (package-installed-p package)
       t
     (if (or (assoc package package-archive-contents) no-refresh)
-        (package-install package t)
+        (if (boundp 'package-selected-packages)
+            (package-install package t)
+            (package-install package))
       (progn
         (package-refresh-contents)
         (use-package-ensure-elpa package t)))))