diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ec28eea..1a3dcb5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ install:
  - sudo apt-get install libreadline6-dev
  - sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
  - sudo apt-get install liblua5.2-dev lua5.2
+ - sudo apt-get install libevent-dev
 
 script:
   - ./configure