diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1a3dcb5..f94e206 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ install:
  - sudo apt-get install libreadline6-dev
  - sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
  - sudo apt-get install liblua5.2-dev lua5.2
- - sudo apt-get install libevent-dev
+ - sudo apt-get install libevent-dev=1.4.13-stable-1
 
 script:
   - ./configure