diff --git a/common/travis/prepare.sh b/common/travis/prepare.sh
index 04fff2a1392..6390e7c5df5 100755
--- a/common/travis/prepare.sh
+++ b/common/travis/prepare.sh
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ echo XBPS_ALLOW_CHROOT_BREAKOUT=yes >> etc/conf
 
 /bin/echo -e '\x1b[32mLinking / to /masterdir...\x1b[0m'
 ln -s / masterdir
+
+# Make sure `base-chroot` is really up-to-date
+/hostrepo/xbps-src -Ntf pkg base-chroot