diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 77b7bd3cc..af7dc14d1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ language: c
 compiler: gcc
 before_install:
         - sudo apt-get -qq update
-        - sudo apt-get install -y nasm texinfo libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev libgmp-dev libisl-dev flex bison
+        - sudo apt-get install -y qemu-system-x86 nasm texinfo libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev libgmp-dev libisl-dev flex bison
         - sed -i 's/git@github.com:/https:\/\/github.com\//' .gitmodules
         - git submodule update --init hermit/lwip hermit/usr/gcc hermit/usr/pte hermit/usr/libomp
 script: