diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a0c1189a3..478979110 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ install:
   - "pip install --upgrade setuptools"
   - "pip install -r requirements.txt"
   - "export PYTHONPATH=`pwd`"
-  - "python setup.py build_ext --inplace"
+  - "python setup.py build_ext --inplace > /dev/null"
   - "python -m spacy.en.download all"
 
 # run tests