diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 82627ac49..c797481f2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ matrix:
       env: DB=pgsql  # driver for PostgreSQL currently unsupported by HHVM, requires 3rd party dependency
   allow_failures:
     - php: 7.0
+
+sudo: false