diff --git a/.travis/build-x86_64-macos/build.sh b/.travis/build-x86_64-macos/build.sh
index a3aa45f4..3340b218 100755
--- a/.travis/build-x86_64-macos/build.sh
+++ b/.travis/build-x86_64-macos/build.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 set -x
 set -o pipefail
 
-export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.9
+export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.12
 
 mkdir build && cd build
 cmake .. -GXcode -DBoost_INCLUDE_DIRS=${PWD}/../externals/ext-boost -DDYNARMIC_TESTS=0