diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 408ef6f3a..7926c69c3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 language: java
 notifications:
   email: false
+before_install: chmod +x gradlew
 matrix:
   include:
   - jdk: oraclejdk6