diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index da8f451..36340a9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ matrix:
     - rust: nightly
       env: FEATURES='use_std use_alloc use_collections'
 script:
-   - cargo build --features "$FEATURES"
+   - cargo build --no-default-features --features "$FEATURES"
 notifications:
   irc:
     channels: