diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4198a9fc7f55..56384e93235b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
+  allow_failures:		
+    - os: osx
   include:
     # QT4 based build with Python 2.7 // using container based builds and prebuild binary dependencies in osgeo4travis
     - os: linux