diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 30cd86ce14..e55a42f1b7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ go:
   - 1.3
   - 1.4
 
+# let us have speedy Docker-based Travis workers
+sudo: false
+
 install:
   - export DOCKER_PATH="${GOPATH%%:*}/src/github.com/docker/docker"
   - mkdir -pv "$DOCKER_PATH/project/make"