diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e3c6c87f60..2ba68454a9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ matrix:
 before_install:
   - sudo rsync -az "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/" /usr/local/
   - export TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR="/usr/local"
+  - sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local
   - cd /usr/local
   - if [ -f ".git/shallow" ]; then git fetch --unshallow; fi
   - git reset --hard $TRAVIS_COMMIT