diff --git a/.travis/build-macos.sh b/.travis/build-macos.sh
index ec0e7d05..4baade7b 100755
--- a/.travis/build-macos.sh
+++ b/.travis/build-macos.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ cmake -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.7 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE ..
 if ! make VERBOSE=1; then
   echo "Sigh, transient build failure. Retrying..."
   if ! make VERBOSE=1; then
-    echo "Okay, this is probably an actual bug."
-    exit 1
+    echo "Another transient build failure. Retrying..."
+    if ! make VERBOSE=1; then
+      echo "I can't believe how deep the Travis brokenness goes. Retrying..."
+      if ! make VERBOSE=1; then
+        echo "Okay, this is probably an actual bug."
+        exit 1
+      fi
+    fi
   fi
 fi