diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 35001c55a76cb16ca92b7ec60206ac0a4ef591fe..c096669672e90eab079d806fa107c2bafc3c451b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ compiler:
   - clang
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install libboost1.49-dev
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq libboost1.48-dev
 script: scons
 notifications:
   irc: "irc.upstandinghackers.com#hammer"