diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b3475bb23..d4b68dbe0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ warnings_are_errors: false
 sudo: true
 
 before_install:
+    - sudo apt-get install texinfo
     - curl -OL http://raw.github.com/craigcitro/r-travis/master/scripts/travis-tool.sh
     - chmod 755 ./travis-tool.sh
     - ./travis-tool.sh bootstrap