diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 89450d56..0a97beb6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ install:
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-setuptools
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-nose
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-qt4
-    - sudo easy_install$PYSUF pip
-    - sudo pip-$PYVER install cython
+    - sudo apt-get install cython$PYSUF
     - sudo apt-get install libfreeimage3
+    - sudo easy_install$PYSUF pip
     - if [[ $PYVER == '2.7' ]]; then sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-matplotlib; fi
     - if [[ $PYVER == '3.2' ]]; then sudo pip-$PYVER install git+git://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib.git@v1.2.x; fi
     - sudo pip-$PYVER install flake8