diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f9bfd71d..323bcdd3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ jobs:
 
         - psql -c 'create database template_postgis;' -U postgres
         - psql -c 'CREATE EXTENSION postgis;' -U postgres -d template_postgis
-        - npm install -g yarn@0.27.5
+        - curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash -s -- --version 0.27.5
+        - export PATH="$HOME/.yarn/bin:$PATH"
         - ./configure
 
       env: