diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 884a706..e10bcea 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 language: c
 compiler: gcc
 addons:
         apt:
                 packages:
                   - check
                   - splint
                   # for "make rpm"
                   - doxygen
                   - rpm
 script: RPMBUILDOPTS_="--nodeps --define '_without_check 1'";
         ./autogen.sh
-        && ./configure --enable-syslog-tests
-        && make check
-        && make distcheck
+        && ./configure
+        && DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=--enable-syslog-tests make distcheck
         && sed "s|RPMBUILDOPTS =|\\0 ${RPMBUILDOPTS_}|" Makefile | make -f- rpm
 sudo: false
 
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