diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 270eb6348..954b2864c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ python:
   - "3.3"
 # command to install dependencies
 install:
-  - "apt-get install -y libacl1-dev"
+  - "sudo apt-get install -y libacl1-dev"
   - "pip install --use-mirrors Cython"
   - "pip install -e ."
 # command to run tests