diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ab6416069..a8e60da1d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ before_script:
    - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == osx ]; then sudo brew install boost boost-build python27-dev; fi
    - echo "using gcc ;" >~/user-config.jam
    - echo "using clang ;" >>~/user-config.jam
-   - echo "using python : 2.7 ;" >>~/user-config.jam
+   - echo "\"using python : 2.7 ;\"" >>~/user-config.jam
 
 script:
    - cd test