diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 52f1bb7a6ccaa6284be6e27aadcf2b41581d7660..72cea2d86c84e440ec00d78974bcf7e376801468 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 dist: trusty
 
 before_install:
-  - sudo apt-get install coreutils realpath doxygen graphviz python-lesscpy cppcheck coccinelle pcregrep python3-flake8
+  - sudo apt-get install coreutils realpath doxygen graphviz python-lesscpy cppcheck coccinelle pcregrep python3-pip
+  - sudo pip3 install flake8
 
 script:
   - make static-test