diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6fa426d36de5..dbb04e29ee03 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 language: python
 python: "3.4"
+sudo: required
 before_install: ./maintainers/scripts/travis-nox-review-pr.sh nix
 install: ./maintainers/scripts/travis-nox-review-pr.sh nox
 script: ./maintainers/scripts/travis-nox-review-pr.sh build