diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 26e555c101c..44bd9f5995d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ before_install:
 
 before_script:
   - export CC=mpicc
+  - export FC=mpifort
   - export CPPFLAGS='-I/usr/include'
 
 env: