diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7779dd9..5590a0e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ matrix:
     - compiler: clang
       env: CXXSTD=c++1y BUILD_STATIC=yes
 before_install:
+  - sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:zoogie/sdl2-snapshots
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
   - sudo apt-get install -qq cmake libsdl2-dev cppcheck doxygen pulseaudio
   - sudo sed -i -e '/using ::gets/ d' /usr/include/c++/4.8/cstdio # build failure with clang/c++1y