diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f7718d283..726bfdf8f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,3 @@ script:
   - ./.travis_fixup.sh
   - cargo build
   - cargo test --no-fail-fast
-matrix:
-  allow_failures:
-    - os: osx
diff --git a/src/chmod/chmod.rs b/src/chmod/chmod.rs
index e711e46f5..f8bd824ab 100644
--- a/src/chmod/chmod.rs
+++ b/src/chmod/chmod.rs
@@ -300,12 +300,12 @@ fn parse_change(mode: &str, fperm: libc::mode_t, file: &Path) -> (libc::mode_t,
 fn change_file(fperm: libc::mode_t, mode: libc::mode_t, file: &Path, path: &CString, verbose: bool, changes: bool, quiet: bool) -> Result<(), i32> {
     if fperm == mode {
         if verbose && !changes {
-            show_info!("mode of \"{}\" retained as {:o}", file.display(), fperm);
+            show_info!("mode of '{}' retained as {:o}", file.display(), fperm);
         }
         Ok(())
     } else if unsafe { libc::chmod(path.as_ptr(), mode) } == 0 {
         if verbose || changes {
-            show_info!("mode of \"{}\" changed from {:o} to {:o}", file.display(), fperm, mode);
+            show_info!("mode of '{}' changed from {:o} to {:o}", file.display(), fperm, mode);
         }
         Ok(())
     } else {
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ fn change_file(fperm: libc::mode_t, mode: libc::mode_t, file: &Path, path: &CStr
             show_error!("{}", io::Error::last_os_error());
         }
         if verbose {
-            show_info!("failed to change mode of file \"{}\" from {:o} to {:o}", file.display(), fperm, mode);
+            show_info!("failed to change mode of file '{}' from {:o} to {:o}", file.display(), fperm, mode);
         }
         return Err(1);
     }
diff --git a/tests/common/util.rs b/tests/common/util.rs
index 7b7f970c4..716e5aeae 100644
--- a/tests/common/util.rs
+++ b/tests/common/util.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ pub struct CmdResult {
     pub stderr: String,
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub fn trim_private(input: &str) -> &str {
+    input.trim_left_matches("/private")
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+pub fn trim_private(input: &str) -> &str {
+   input
+}
+
 pub fn log_info<T: AsRef<str>, U: AsRef<str>>(msg: T, par: U) {
     println!("{}: {}", msg.as_ref(), par.as_ref());
 }
diff --git a/tests/pwd.rs b/tests/pwd.rs
index b813548f8..7d389c979 100644
--- a/tests/pwd.rs
+++ b/tests/pwd.rs
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ fn test_default() {
     let out = ucmd.run().stdout;
 
     let expected = at.root_dir();
-    assert_eq!(out.trim_right(), expected);
+    assert_eq!(trim_private(out.trim_right()), expected);
 }
diff --git a/tests/readlink.rs b/tests/readlink.rs
index 27d76a583..15bee26c0 100644
--- a/tests/readlink.rs
+++ b/tests/readlink.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn test_canonicalize() {
                   .run()
                   .stdout;
 
-    assert_eq!(out.trim_right(), at.root_dir());
+    assert_eq!(trim_private(out.trim_right()), at.root_dir());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn test_canonicalize_existing() {
                   .run()
                   .stdout;
 
-    assert_eq!(out.trim_right(), at.root_dir());
+    assert_eq!(trim_private(out.trim_right()), at.root_dir());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn test_canonicalize_missing() {
                   .run()
                   .stdout;
 
-    assert_eq!(out.trim_right(), expected);
+    assert_eq!(trim_private(out.trim_right()), expected);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ fn test_long_redirection_to_current_dir() {
                   .run()
                   .stdout;
 
-    assert_eq!(out, at.root_dir());
+    assert_eq!(trim_private(&out), at.root_dir());
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/tests/realpath.rs b/tests/realpath.rs
index 8eafe0e2d..cf3c20a28 100644
--- a/tests/realpath.rs
+++ b/tests/realpath.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fn test_current_directory() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = testing(UTIL_NAME);
     let out = ucmd.arg(".").run().stdout;
 
-    assert_eq!(out.trim_right(), at.root_dir());
+    assert_eq!(trim_private(out.trim_right()), at.root_dir());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn test_long_redirection_to_current_dir() {
     let dir = repeat_str("./", 128);
     let out = ucmd.arg(dir).run().stdout;
 
-    assert_eq!(out.trim_right(), at.root_dir());
+    assert_eq!(trim_private(out.trim_right()), at.root_dir());
 }
 
 #[test]