diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9ca43c7d7..ed39a0081 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ before_install:
   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == osx ]; then brew link --force qt5 ; fi
   - >
     if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == osx ]; then
-    brew install openssl miniupnpc rapidjson sqlcipher xapian cmark;
+	 # add cmark in the list below if we later enable cmark during compilation
+    brew install openssl miniupnpc rapidjson sqlcipher xapian;
     fi
   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == osx ]; then brew install p7zip; fi
   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == osx ]; then npm install -g appdmg; fi