diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7d81449c18..db8ebbc845 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ before_install: |
 install:
  - mkdir -p $HOME/.ccache
  - export PATH=/usr/lib/ccache:$PATH
+ - go get -u github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
  - go get -u github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata/...
  - go get -d github.com/ry/v8worker2
  - (cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/ry/v8worker2 && ./tools/build.py)