diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6c3a77d6..03cfc255 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ install:
   - sudo apt-get install -y gir1.2-pango-1.0 libgirepository1.0-dev
   - travis_retry sudo luarocks install lgi $LGIVER
 
+  # Pin lua-term (https://github.com/hoelzro/lua-term/issues/16).
+  - travis_retry sudo luarocks install lua-term 0.4-1
+
   # Install busted for "make check-unit".
   - travis_retry sudo luarocks install busted
   # Install luacheck for "make luacheck".