diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ebc8e22b..e07e48fa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ compiler:
   - clang
 before_script:
   - sudo apt-get update
-  - sudo apt-get install libunbound-dev libldns-dev libidn11-dev check
+  - sudo apt-get install libunbound-dev libldns-dev libidn11-dev check libevent-dev
 script:
   - ./configure
   - make