diff --git a/travis/script-gradle b/travis/script-gradle
index 568b2aec9..5a14cc864 100644
--- a/travis/script-gradle
+++ b/travis/script-gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-shell: sh -*-
 
-xvfb-run ./gradlew build javadoc lintGradle
+case "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" in
+  (linux) headless=xvfb-run ;;
+  (osx) headless= ;;
+esac
+
+$headless ./gradlew build javadoc lintGradle