diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1185364c..5de714b7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ os:
   - linux
   - osx
 
+addons:
+  apt:
+    packages:
+    - libevent-dev
+
 language: c
 
 compiler: