diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b6a9195f4794d1c6c7d8cbeed9b4c10f7c1ae7a5..3d8774026aeadad63592e8f8acf12daa4cd015ff 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ compiler:
   - clang
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -qq swig php5-dev phpunit
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq swig php5-dev php-pear
+  - sudo pear install --alldeps phpunit/PHPUnit
 script: 
   - scons
 notifications: