diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 583871ab7..2b06c1c8f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ before_install:
   - ./.travis/get-xilinx.sh
   - ./.travis/get-anaconda.sh pip coverage numpy scipy sphinx h5py pyserial dateutil
   - source $HOME/miniconda/bin/activate py34
-  - sudo apt-get install --force-yes -y iverilog
-  - pip install --src . -e 'git+https://github.com/m-labs/migen.git@master#egg=migen'
-  - mkdir vpi
-  - iverilog-vpi --name=vpi/migensim migen/vpi/main.c migen/vpi/ipc.c
-  - git clone --recursive https://github.com/m-labs/misoc
+  - ./.travis/get-misoc.sh
   - pip install --src . -e 'git+https://github.com/nist-ionstorage/llvmlite.git@artiq#egg=llvmlite'
   - pip install coveralls
 install:
diff --git a/.travis/get-misoc.sh b/.travis/get-misoc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..08bb61362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis/get-misoc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+sudo apt-get install --force-yes -y iverilog
+pip install --src . -e 'git+https://github.com/m-labs/migen.git@master#egg=migen'
+mkdir vpi && iverilog-vpi --name=vpi/migensim migen/vpi/main.c migen/vpi/ipc.c
+git clone --recursive https://github.com/m-labs/misoc