diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8fedfa4321964c41181485bb6eb4fe4d6e64c491..35001c55a76cb16ca92b7ec60206ac0a4ef591fe 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ language: c
 compiler:
   - gcc
   - clang
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get update -qq
+  - sudo apt-get install libboost1.49-dev
 script: scons
 notifications:
   irc: "irc.upstandinghackers.com#hammer"