diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9a8ac1f97..074122f50 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ jobs:
         - ls -la bin
         - if [ $(ls bin | grep -c Electrum-*) -eq 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
       after_success: true
-    - if: (branch = master) OR (tag IS present)
+      # disabled for now as travis started to always time out:
+    - if: false AND ((branch = master) OR (tag IS present))
       name: "MacOS build"
       os: osx
       language: c