diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8c3a195163cc..2b9f86174d73 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ addons:
 sudo: false
 script:
   - autoreconf
-  - ./configure
+  - ./configure --prefix=$HOME/prefix
   - make -j2
-  - sudo make install
+  - make install
   - make test SHOW_INTERACTIVE_LOG=1
 notifications:
   irc: