diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1e4c3e1d8..95298291c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ addons:
 script:
   - echo "CXX="$CXX
   - echo "CC="$CC
+  - sudo apt-get install python3-pip
   - sudo pip3 install -U pip wheel
   - sudo pip3 install setuptools
   - sudo python3 setup.py install