diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 77146f1b3..8ff3af1bc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ addons:
 
 git:
     depth: 10
+sudo: required
 language: c
 script:
     - make PREFIX=/tmp/acki