diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 12dbdcf2..f67a854c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 language: c
 compiler:
   - gcc
-script: cd tests/ && rake verbosity[4] test:all --trace
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+script: cd tests/ && mkdir build && rake verbosity[4] test:all --trace
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