diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2d1f870e..803f316c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,5 @@ compiler:
   - gcc
   - clang
 script: mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && make
-before_install:
-  - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -y qtmobility-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler libqt4-dev build-essential
+install: ./travis-dependencies.sh
 cache: apt
diff --git a/travis-dependencies.sh b/travis-dependencies.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..533a213b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/travis-dependencies.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == "osx" ]] ; then
+  brew update
+  brew install qt cmake protobuf
+else
+  sudo apt-get update -qq
+  sudo apt-get install -y qtmobility-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler libqt4-dev
+fi