diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a5a0b9fb..fbf2e82d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ install:
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-scipy
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-setuptools
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-nose
+    - sudo apt-get install xorg
     - if [[ $PYVER == '2.7' ]]; then sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-qt4; fi
     - if [[ $PYVER == '3.2' ]]; then sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-pyqt4; fi
     - sudo apt-get install cython$PYSUF