diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ec039e2ee..13a74c608 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ install:
   - source /tmp/.nvm/nvm.sh
   - nvm install $NODE_VERSION
   - nvm use --delete-prefix $NODE_VERSION
+  - npm install -g npm
 
 script: script/cibuild