diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 313a48e..816ae52 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ before_install:
 # Note: pigz gives test errors on Travis CI since option "--" is not
 # supported, but pigz 2.3.1 supports it. Must be an older version.
 
+  # lzma is shipped with python 3 but requires 3rd party bindings on python2
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == 2.7 ]]; then pip install pyliblzma; fi
+
 # command to install dependencies
 install:
   - pip install -r requirements.txt