diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6826618ea8..6c1038a0f1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ addons:
       - sparse
       - uuid-dev
       - gcovr
-  homebrew:
-    packages:
-      - ccache
-      - glib
-      - pixman
-      - gnu-sed
-    update: true
 
 
 # The channel name "irc.oftc.net#qemu" is encrypted against qemu/qemu
@@ -239,7 +232,17 @@ matrix:
       os: osx
       osx_image: xcode10.3
       compiler: clang
+      addons:
+        homebrew:
+          packages:
+            - ccache
+            - glib
+            - pixman
+            - gnu-sed
+            - python
+          update: true
       before_script:
+        - brew link --overwrite python
         - export PATH="/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
         - if command -v ccache ; then ccache --zero-stats ; fi
         - mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR} && cd ${BUILD_DIR}