diff --git a/tests/travis/setup.sh b/tests/travis/setup.sh
index 20ae0e6c5..086ca6954 100755
--- a/tests/travis/setup.sh
+++ b/tests/travis/setup.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME} == "osx" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ ${TASK} == "lint" ]; then
-    pip install --user `whoami` cpplint 'pylint==1.4.4' 'astroid==1.3.6' 
+    pip install --user  cpplint 'pylint==1.4.4' 'astroid==1.3.6' 
 fi