diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f4a44882..d1730d50 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ before_script:
 script:
   - ./configure --with-libevent
   - make
-  - sudo -i PATH=$PATH make install
+  - sudo PATH=$PATH make install
   - make test
   - sudo make uninstall