diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c5fe06c32611341de81222c5c4bf645fa4311ade..cbd2739cd73ade3998b4986d76ddf0acc7f356bf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ before_install:
   - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:cassou/emacs
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
   - sudo apt-get install -qq $EMACS
+  - "export DISPLAY=:99.0"
+  - "sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start"
 install:
   - make deps
   - if [ "$EMACS" = "emacs23" ]; then