diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0deb827e6d..4cd242d1fc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ install:
 
 script:
 - if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" = "gcc_build" ]]; then
-    make INSTALL_PREFIX=.;
+    make INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr;
     make install;
     make docs;
     make run_unit_tests;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ script:
     (cd example/fly_mission && mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && make);
     (cd example/offboard_velocity && mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && make);
     make clean;
-    make INSTALL_PREFIX=. BUILD_TYPE=Release;
+    make INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr BUILD_TYPE=Release;
     make install;
     make run_unit_tests;
   fi