diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index baf01ce9..9bbfb99e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ language: cpp
 
 
 before_install:
-  - export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"
-  - export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib"
+  - export SSL_CFLAGS="$SSL_CFLAGS -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"
+  - export SSL_LIBS="$SSL_LIBS -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib"
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew update; fi
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew outdated openssl || brew upgrade openssl; fi
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew unlink protobuf; fi