diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8c3e9305f..ec76dcd1f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ matrix:
       env:
         - MATRIX_CC="CC=clang-3.8 && CXX=clang++-3.8"
   allow_failures:
+    - env:
+        - MATRIX_CC="CC=clang-3.8 && CXX=clang++-3.8"
     - env:
         - ANALYZE="scan-build-3.8 --use-cc clang-3.8 --use-c++ clang++-3.8 "
         - MATRIX_CC="CC=clang-3.8 && CXX=clang++-3.8"