diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ad6645aa..8e01e995 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ os:
 
 before_install:
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then sudo apt-get -qq update; fi
+  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew update; fi
 
 install:
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew install qt; fi