diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index da749f5e..2c42bfb3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ addons:
     - cmake
 script:
   - cargo build
-  # - cargo test # todo: fix tests
\ No newline at end of file
+  # - cargo test # todo: fix tests
+env:
+  global:
+    - HARFBUZZ_SYS_NO_PKG_CONFIG=true