diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2237bf724f9..006d40a1451 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
     # Ubuntu Linux with glibc using g++-5
     - stage: Linter + Doxygen + non-debug Ubuntu/gcc-5 test
       os: linux
-      sudo: false
+      sudo: true
       compiler: gcc
       cache: ccache
       addons:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
     # Ubuntu Linux with glibc using g++-5, debug mode
     - stage: Test different OS/CXX/Flags
       os: linux
-      sudo: false
+      sudo: true
       compiler: gcc
       cache: ccache
       addons:
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ jobs:
     # cmake build using g++-5
     - stage: Test different OS/CXX/Flags
       os: linux
+      sudo: true
       compiler: gcc
       cache: ccache
       env:
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ jobs:
     # cmake build using g++-7
     - stage: Test different OS/CXX/Flags
       os: linux
+      sudo: true
       compiler: gcc
       cache: ccache
       env:
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ jobs:
     # cmake build using clang++-6
     - stage: Test different OS/CXX/Flags
       os: linux
+      sudo: true
       compiler: clang
       cache: ccache
       env:
@@ -311,7 +314,7 @@ jobs:
     - stage: Test different OS/CXX/Flags
       if: type = cron
       os: linux
-      sudo: false
+      sudo: true
       compiler: gcc
       cache: ccache
       addons: