diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cba0b7c23d..811d8115d3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 language: c
+sudo: required
 matrix:
   include:
     - os: osx
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ matrix:
     - os: linux
       env: TARGET_MACHINE=ta6le
 install:
-  - if [[ "$TARGET_MACHINE" == "i3le" || "$TARGET_MACHINE" == "ti3le" ]] ; then apt-get update -y ; fi
-  - if [[ "$TARGET_MACHINE" == "i3le" || "$TARGET_MACHINE" == "ti3le" ]] ; then apt-get install -y libc6-dev-x32 libc6-x32 lib32ncurses5 lib32ncurses5-dev ; fi
+  - if [[ "$TARGET_MACHINE" == "i3le" || "$TARGET_MACHINE" == "ti3le" ]] ; then sudo apt-get update -y ; fi
+  - if [[ "$TARGET_MACHINE" == "i3le" || "$TARGET_MACHINE" == "ti3le" ]] ; then sudo apt-get install -y libc6-dev-x32 libc6-x32 lib32ncurses5 lib32ncurses5-dev ; fi
 script:
   - ./configure -m=$TARGET_MACHINE && make && make test 2>&1 | tee Make.out | grep '^matting '