diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 75f2fdc82..ffac6d3dc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-language: node_js
+sudo: required
+language: node_js
 node_js:
   - "0.10"
 before_install: