diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 88cecd997..45bc5e423 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ script:
 - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then
       make -j8 || travis_terminate 1;
       make install || travis_terminate 1;
-      ../dist/macos/macdeploy.py strawberry.app || travis_terminate 1;
+      sudo ../dist/macos/macdeploy.py strawberry.app || travis_terminate 1;
       ../dist/macos/create-dmg.sh strawberry.app;
   fi
 after_success: