diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 610628b..1d288f6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 language: python
 python:
   - "2.7"
+# enable building on container-based infrastructure
+sudo: false
 install:
   - CFLAGS="-O0" pip install -e .[native]
   - CFLAGS="-O0" pip install coveralls