diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6e7398c3..99dd8b61 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ before_install:
 install:
     - sudo cpanm Test::TrailingSpace
     - which python
-script: "PATH=\"$(perl -lE 'my @p = split/:/,$ENV{PATH}; print join q#:#, grep { ! m#\A/opt/python# } @p;')\" make test"
+script: "sh -x scripts/travis-ci-build"
diff --git a/scripts/travis-ci-build b/scripts/travis-ci-build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9f274b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/travis-ci-build
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+PATH="$(perl -lE 'my @p = split/:/,$ENV{PATH}; print join q#:#, grep { ! m#\A/opt/python# } @p;')" make test || exit -1