diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d7d9db68e497b04632330a487a10a8bf0ea4b596..8bbfe28b9d0f87a694c0ee3aa1bb658df649c113 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ install:
       && sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start
       ;
     elif [ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" = "osx" ]; then
+         brew update;
          brew update
       && brew install qt5
       && export PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt5/bin:$PATH