diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3cdf45f2d..de6e25b1a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ cache:
 
 install:
   - DEPS_DIR="${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/deps"
-  - mkdir -p ${DEPS_DIR} && cd ${DEPS_DIR}
+  - mkdir -p ${DEPS_DIR}
 
   - if [[ "${COMPILER}" != "" ]]; then export CXX=${COMPILER}; fi