diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 03ef6513f..264bfb45e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ go:
 
 sudo: false
 
+# test-and-build does the installation, so tell travis to skip the
+# installation step
+install: true
+
 script:
   - ./scripts/test-and-build.sh