diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 631204f5a3..0595d24383 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ compiler:
 before_script:
   - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -y python3.3
+  - sudo apt-get install -y python3.3 python3
 
 script:
   - make -C unix