diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8ef004ecd..3fc0a43cb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ matrix:
         - travis_wait 20 tar jxf pytorchsrc.tbz
         - wget -q https://www.mkroeker.com/pytorchbin.tbz
         - cd /
-        - travis_wait 20 tar jxf /home/travis/pytorchbin.tbz
+        - travis_wait 20 sudo tar jxf /home/travis/pytorchbin.tbz
         - cd -
         - #cd pytorch/build
         - #rm CMakeCache.txt