diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3d2462e4..bfeb55e1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ language: python
 python:
     - "2.7"
 
-sudo: false
+sudo: required
 cache:
     directories:
         - "~/.platformio"