diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fee31289277..bed9ac30014 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ before_install:
   # Virtual X, needed for analyzer waveform tests
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then export DISPLAY=:99.0         ; fi
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start ; fi
+  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew update ; fi
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew install scons portaudio libsndfile libogg libvorbis portmidi taglib libshout protobuf flac ffmpeg qt chromaprint rubberband libmodplug libid3tag libmad mp4v2 faad2 wavpack opusfile lilv; fi
 
 install: