diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5d869a6b0922c5aa8f1a4ab75d7dc7dfcfebf0d2..5c600881df747b51e40bd8f965808fa1daa0e321 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ branches:
     - debian
     - devel
 before_install: ./.travis/run before_install
-install: pip install coveralls numpy
+install: pip install coveralls numpy --user
 script:
   - export CMAKE_ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILDTYPE}"
   - ./.travis/run ../travis_custom/custom_build