diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f7aabdc33a..94ebea643b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ install: "sudo apt-get -qq build-dep ruby1.9.1 2>/dev/null"
 # enough for Travis to shut down the VM as being stalled.
 before_script:
   - "uname -a"
+  - "uname -r"
   - "make -f common.mk BASERUBY=ruby srcdir=. update-config_files"
   - "autoconf"
   - "mkdir config_1st config_2nd"