diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 24b704b4c..04c4ef6ed 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ before_script:
   - |
     set -e
 
+    if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx" ]; then
+        ulimit -n 1024
+    fi
+
     dotnet restore
 
 script: