diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 27a668b7e..02aec0a07 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ install:
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx" ]; then brew install cmake qt5 libgcrypt; fi
 before_script:
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then source /opt/qt54/bin/qt54-env.sh; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then wget http://www.cmake.org/files/v3.3/cmake-3.3.1-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz -O cmake.tar.gz; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then tar -xzf cmake.tar.gz -C $HOME; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then export PATH=$HOME/cmake-3.3.1-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH; fi
   - mkdir build && pushd build
 script:
   - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DWITH_GUI_TESTS=ON ..