diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 57afaf5..6b3a1dc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ before_script:
   - sudo make install > /dev/null
   - popd
 
-script: cmake . && make -j3
+script:
+  - mkdir build && cd build
+  - cmake ..
+  - make -j3
+