diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 05a4de28..f7d12e7e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ before_script:
 
 script:
     - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]; then
-        ./waf configure --prefix=/usr --alsa --classic --dbus;
+        ./waf configure --prefix=/usr --alsa --classic --dbus --systemd;
         ./waf -v build;
       fi
     - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then