diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 939cdbf7a..1e54cfac8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ matrix:
 before_install:
 # install needed deps
  - sudo apt-get update -qq
- - sudo apt-get install -qq python-pygments libqt4-core libqt4-gui libqt4-dev qt4-dev-tools qt4-qmake libxml2-utils libpcre3
+ - sudo apt-get install -qq python-pygments libqt4-core libqt4-gui libqt4-dev qt4-dev-tools qt4-qmake libxml2-utils libpcre3 gdb
 script:
 # compile cppcheck, default build
   - make -j4