diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 325b5e7b56..8c8bb2c5ec 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ addons:
       - valgrind
       - xclip
   homebrew:
-    update: false
+    update: true
     packages:
       - ccache
       - ninja