diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2266b4d22f..15ca9e9047 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ addons:
             - zlib1g-dev
             - libncurses5-dev
             - libssl-dev
-            - python2.7-dev
+            - python-dev
             - xorg-dev
             - uuid-dev
             - libyajl-dev