diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 216d952c6..ecb8c4112 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ addons:
     packages:
     - g++-4.9
     - libboost1.55-all-dev
+    - boost-build
     - python2.7-dev
 
 before_install: