diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 770d96c..99ff4b6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,5 +8,8 @@ compiler:
   - gcc
   - clang
 
+before_install:
+- 'if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then export CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include $CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib $LDFLAGS"; fi'
+
 # before build script, run autoreconf
 before_script: autoreconf -fiv
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