diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 566b011..9da8154 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ env:
 before_install:
  - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y
  - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:boost-latest/ppa -y
+ - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:george-edison55/precise-backports -y
  - sudo apt-get update -qq
  - sudo apt-get install -qq cmake libboost1.54-dev libboost-program-options1.54-dev ${COMPILER}