diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4382e5514..dc6015395 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 language: cpp
+sudo: required
+dist: trusty
 
 branches:
   only:
@@ -28,27 +30,17 @@ matrix:
   include:
 # only build docs on linux
     - os: linux
-      dist: trusty
-      sudo: false
       env: DOCS_BUILD=1
     - os: linux
-      dist: trusty
-      sudo: required
       env: LINUX_BUILD=1
       compiler: gcc
     - os: linux
-      dist: trusty
-      sudo: required
       env: LINUX_BUILD=1
       compiler: clang
     - os: linux
-      dist: trusty
-      sudo: required
       env: LINUX_BUILD=1 RELEASE_BUILD=1
       compiler: clang
     - os: linux
-      dist: trusty
-      sudo: required
       env: ANDROID_BUILD=1
       compiler: clang
     - os: osx
diff --git a/scripts/travis/docs_setup.sh b/scripts/travis/docs_setup.sh
index d766b5520..ca38ad8e0 100644
--- a/scripts/travis/docs_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/docs_setup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -ev
 
-pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
-pip install Sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme
+sudo pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+sudo pip install Sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme