diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 66285554a1f12efef2d6bfaea0fcab2e0e3762fa..5d3d6ee1d3287ce518707aabd84dc5e16111f493 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ addons:
       - glib
       - pixman
       - gnu-sed
+    update: true
 
 
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