diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bd8b934..1449464 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ---
 script: bundle exec rake
 
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get update -qq
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq ragel
+
 rvm:
   - 1.9.3
   - 2.0.0