diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a1052d7db6ce6e5e45d7d90b6bb2650ce2ed11f1..b1cd1f401863650930a121a151d04c44d0b96c98 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 language: c
 
+sudo: required
+
 os:
   - linux
   #- osx