diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dd52ec32..9c4641c6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ rvm:
   - ree
 
 before_script:
-  - "apt-get install libicu-dev"
+  - "sudo apt-get install libicu-dev"
 
 notifications:
   disabled: true