diff --git a/scripts/travis_osx_install.sh b/scripts/travis_osx_install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d82dfe63d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/travis_osx_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME} != "osx" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+brew update
+brew install unzip
+brew install python-numpy
+brew install python-scipy
+brew install python-nose
diff --git a/scripts/travis_script.sh b/scripts/travis_script.sh
index d382a1a2e..3717c2ed2 100755
--- a/scripts/travis_script.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis_script.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ if [ ${TASK} == "lint" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME} != "osx" ]; then
+    export no_omp=1
+fi
+
 if [ ${TASK} == "build" ]; then
     make all CXX=${CXX} || exit -1
 fi