diff --git a/.travis-ci-install.sh b/.travis-ci-install.sh
index d1bb7391a3b..87b469e7aa5 100644
--- a/.travis-ci-install.sh
+++ b/.travis-ci-install.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ocaml/ocaml-travisci-skeleton/master/.travis-ocaml.sh
+
+export OPAM_INIT=false
 bash -ex .travis-ocaml.sh