diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 42c2c963ab..9356791264 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ script:
         - ./bootstrap
         - ./configure --prefix=$HOME/odp-install  --enable-test-cpp --enable-test-vald --enable-test-helper --enable-test-perf --enable-user-guides --enable-test-perf-proc --enable-test-example --with-dpdk-path=`pwd`/dpdk/${TARGET} --with-netmap-path=`pwd`/netmap $CONF
         - make -j $(nproc)
-        - sudo LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" make check
+        - mkdir /dev/shm/odp
+        - sudo LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ODP_SHM_DIR=/dev/shm/odp make check
         - make install
 
         - echo "Checking linking and run from install..."