diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a12e6fb78b..bac89b626d 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ before_install:
 
 before_script:
   - composer self-update
+  - composer global require "fxp/composer-asset-plugin:1.0.0"
   - composer install -n
   - composer -v update
   - phpenv config-add tests/travis-php-config.ini