diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ffca26b27a4bb4f8a87c82d6aeb1e1817cce82ba..6b89750d40ec4000cbf0aa647a9dcb4bdff17e05 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ branches:
   only:
     - master
 
+services:
+  - memcache
+
 before_script:
 # Install build dependencies
   - git clone git://github.com/typo3-ci/TYPO3-Travis-Integration.git build-environment