diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c8ca00ff11..ba9f3d059a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ addons:
     - python-dev
     - python3-dev
     - zlib1g-dev
+    - fakeroot
 script: $PYTHONV makepanda/makepanda.py --everything --git-commit $TRAVIS_COMMIT --installer --threads 4