diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6f18f82e86..a9f0489696 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 language: cpp
+sudo: required
 
 before_install:
   -  APMDIR=$(pwd) && pushd .. && $APMDIR/Tools/scripts/install-travis-env.sh -y && . ~/.profile && popd