diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index baa4dab065..9628dfd716 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ addons:
       - zlib1g-dev
       - gcc-4.9
       - g++-4.9
+      - gdb
       - cmake
       - cmake-data
       - clang-7