diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 75dbc16..766a2a7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
     "submodules": false
   },
   "install": [
-    "\n. scripts/travis-install.sh;\npip install -U pip;\npip install wheel;\nmake -e install-dev;\nmake -e install-$BUILD;\n"
+    ". scripts/travis-install.sh",
+    "pip install -U pip setuptools",
+    "pip install wheel",
+    "make -e install-dev",
+    "make -e install-$BUILD"
   ],
   "language": "python",
   "matrix": {
diff --git a/scripts/make_travisconf.py b/scripts/make_travisconf.py
index 6c1f554..be192e6 100644
--- a/scripts/make_travisconf.py
+++ b/scripts/make_travisconf.py
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ cfg['branches'] = {
     'only': ['auto', 'master']
 }
 
-cfg['install'] = ["""
-. scripts/travis-install.sh;
-pip install -U pip setuptools;
-pip install wheel;
-make -e install-dev;
-make -e install-$BUILD;
-"""]
+cfg['install'] = """
+. scripts/travis-install.sh
+pip install -U pip setuptools
+pip install wheel
+make -e install-dev
+make -e install-$BUILD
+""".strip().splitlines()
 
 cfg['script'] = ["make -e $BUILD"]