diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3748f771..a806470a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 language: bash
 
+before_install:
+    - sudo apt-get -qq update
+    - sudo apt-get install -y stow
+
 script:
     - make