diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a673229e..84153918 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ env:
 matrix:
   include:
     # Stable channel
-    - os: osx
-      env: TARGET=i686-apple-darwin
-      rust: stable
+    # TODO re-enable the i686-apple-darwin target when passcod/rsnotify#53 is fixed
+    #- os: osx
+      #env: TARGET=i686-apple-darwin
+      #rust: stable
     - os: linux
       env: TARGET=i686-unknown-linux-gnu
       rust: stable
@@ -34,9 +35,9 @@ matrix:
       env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
       rust: stable
     # Beta channel
-    - os: osx
-      env: TARGET=i686-apple-darwin
-      rust: beta
+    #- os: osx
+      #env: TARGET=i686-apple-darwin
+      #rust: beta
     - os: linux
       env: TARGET=i686-unknown-linux-gnu
       rust: beta
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ matrix:
       env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
       rust: beta
     # Nightly channel
-    - os: osx
-      env: TARGET=i686-apple-darwin
-      rust: nightly
+    #- os: osx
+      #env: TARGET=i686-apple-darwin
+      #rust: nightly
     - os: linux
       env: TARGET=i686-unknown-linux-gnu
       rust: nightly