diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e0c2eef2..0f5758ea 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update
 install:
   - sudo apt-get install rust-nightly
-  - sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev
+  - wget http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-2.0.0.tar.gz
+  - tar -zxvf SDL2-2.0.0.tar.gz
+  - cd SDL2-2.0.0
+  - ./configure && make && make install
+  - cd -
 script:
   - ./configure && make