diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cda83a8bdd8ea966b631fda41b649af9cd47453c..95d25e1e80db2daf7c22309f4b38fe56480ef47a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ matrix:
       env: BINDINGS=php
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -qq swig php5-dev
+  - if [ "$BINDINGS" == "php" ]; then sudo apt-get install -qq swig php5-dev; fi
 before_script:
   - if [ "$BINDINGS" == "php" ]; then phpenv config-add src/bindings/php/hammer.ini; fi
 script: