diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2c2aab29175c..76582fadd68b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ before_install: |
     ci/silence brew update
     brew uninstall numpy gdal postgis
     brew unlink python@2
-    brew upgrade python
+    brew install python || brew upgrade python
     brew install ffmpeg imagemagick mplayer ccache
     hash -r
     which python