diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1e187fe23..1b25cf933 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ rvm:
 - 2.1
 - 2.0
 - jruby-head
+matrix:
+  allow_failures:
+    - rvm: jruby-head
 env:
   matrix:
     - TEST_SUITE=test