diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4fbb4e8a50..21c44bcb5e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ compiler:
   - gcc
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -qq libboost-all-dev protobuf-compiler libprotobuf-dev libssl-dev
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq libboost1.48-all-dev protobuf-compiler libprotobuf-dev libssl-dev
 script: scons && npm install && npm test
 notifications:
   irc: