diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ffe3bc193b49eb3b3318cbbc7f1c3d86dc205c14..a30857b600d72713ddb25501a8c55a382960e716 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ before_install:
     fi
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then sudo paddle/scripts/travis/before_install.linux.sh; fi
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then paddle/scripts/travis/before_install.osx.sh; fi
-  - pip install wheel protobuf sphinx breathe recommonmark virtualenv numpy
+  - pip install wheel protobuf 'sphinx==1.4.9' breathe recommonmark virtualenv numpy
 script:
   - paddle/scripts/travis/main.sh
 notifications: