diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index caef9bef5..7d760544a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ install:
   - tar xf luarocks-2.2.2.tar.gz
   - cd luarocks-2.2.2
   - ./configure --lua-version=$LUA
+  - make build
   - sudo make install
   - cd ..