diff --git a/src/travis/linux-x86_64-install.sh b/src/travis/linux-x86_64-install.sh
index 203b9169..53aab2e2 100755
--- a/src/travis/linux-x86_64-install.sh
+++ b/src/travis/linux-x86_64-install.sh
@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ else
     du -h gam/gam
     time $gam version extended
   fi
+
+  # attempt to fix deploy phase
+  gem update --system
+  gem update
 fi
diff --git a/src/travis/osx-x86_64-install.sh b/src/travis/osx-x86_64-install.sh
index 904f0471..63ab226d 100755
--- a/src/travis/osx-x86_64-install.sh
+++ b/src/travis/osx-x86_64-install.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,3 @@ MACOSVERSION=$(defaults read loginwindow SystemVersionStampAsString)
 GAM_ARCHIVE=gam-$GAMVERSION-$GAMOS-$PLATFORM-MacOS$MACOSVERSION.tar.xz
 rm gam/lastupdatecheck.txt
 tar cfJ $GAM_ARCHIVE gam/
-
-# attempt to fix deploy phase
-gem update --system
-gem update