diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dfe4a20bc5d..c56f43f6dc0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ before_install:
   - curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
   - chmod +x docker-compose
   - sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
-  - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = osx ]; then pip install virtualenv; fi
+  - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = osx ]; then pip install virtualenv==16.7.9; fi
 
 
 # Skips installations step