diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9db325d0ca..80d5fec62c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ before_script:
   - image="postgres:${VERSION}${VARIANT:+-${VARIANT}}"
 
 script:
-  - docker build -t "$image" .
+  - travis_retry docker build -t "$image" .
   - ~/official-images/test/run.sh "$image"
 
 after_script: