diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 964aab2269..65f8beeddc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
         - stable
       install:
         - source ci/rust-version.sh
+        - brew install coreutils
+        - PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin"
+        - readlink -f .
       script:
         - source ci/env.sh
         - ci/publish-tarball.sh