diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a8924ee..b37d40d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ addons:
     packages:
       - libsqlcipher-dev
 install:
-  - python setup.py install
+  - python setup.py build_ext -i
 script:
   - PYTHONPATH=".:$PYTHONPATH" python test/