diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0e128e17bf..7102643eef 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ matrix:
       osx_image: xcode9.3
       script:
         - cd ~/
+        - brew update
         - brew install --force-bottle qt5
         - git clone --depth=50 https://github.com/libretro/libretro-super
         - cd libretro-super/travis