diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2b01414d2..df04b20f1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-before_install:
-  - yes | sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hansjorg/rust
-  - sudo apt-get update
 install:
-  - sudo apt-get install rust-nightly
+  - curl -O http://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
+  - tar -zxf rust-nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
+  - (cd rust-nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/ && sudo ./install.sh)
 script:
   - make
   - make test