diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 579facf..133ed3e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ matrix:
 sudo: required
 
 before_install:
-   - sudo apt-get install libffi-dev
-   - pip  install cffi
+   - sudo apt-get install libffi-dev python-cffi
    - export PATH=$HOME/gopath/bin:$PATH
    # temporary workaround for go-python/gopy#83
    - export GODEBUG=cgocheck=0