diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ae456462..878d01da 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ cache:
 env:
   global:
     - "JRUBY_OPTS=-Xcext.enabled=true"
+matrix:
+ allow_failures:
+   - rvm: jruby-19mode