diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 74185f0bc..2c9688929 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ compiler:
   - clang -fsanitize=address
   - gcc
 
+before_script: autoreconf -fiv
+
 script: ./configure && make && make check && make distcheck && make CC=$CC -C c -f Makefile.no-autoconfig