diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7e825f223f28e6cf3325a899678a83f2061ae423..6eaddeb423445ba7ed6f58e6767b3ae48e596cd5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ before_install:
   - if [ "$BINDINGS" == "perl" ]; then sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dns/irc -y; sudo apt-get update -qq; sudo apt-get install -qq swig=2.0.8-1irc1~12.04; fi
   - if [ "$BINDINGS" == "python" ]; then sudo apt-get install -qq python-dev; fi
   - if [ "$BINDINGS" == "dotnet" ]; then sudo add-apt-repository ppa:directhex/monoxide -y; sudo apt-get update -qq; sudo apt-get install -qq mono-devel mono-mcs nunit nunit-console; mozroots --import --sync; fi
-  - if [ "$BINDINGS" == "java" ]; then sudo cp settings.xml $M2_HOME/conf/; fi
+  - if [ "$BINDINGS" == "java" ]; then sudo mkdir $M2_HOME/conf; sudo cp settings.xml $M2_HOME/conf/; fi
 
 install: true
 before_script: