diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7125054a1b..312e751f83 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,26 +29,8 @@ before_script:
   - export PATH=~/.composer/vendor/bin/:$PATH
   - mysql -uroot -e "SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD('$TESTSUITE_PASSWORD')" ;
   - composer install --dev --no-interaction
+  - if [ -z "$LINT" - a$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION != "hhvm" ] ; then ./test/install-runkit ; fi
   - set -e ; if [ -z "$LINT" ] ; then
-
-    if [ $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION != "hhvm" ] ; then
-
-    git clone --depth=1 git://github.com/zenovich/runkit.git ;
-    cd runkit ;
-    if [ $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION = "5.6" ] ; then
-    wget https://github.com/zenovich/runkit/pull/71.diff ; 
-    patch -p1 < 71.diff ;
-    fi ;
-    phpize ;
-    ./configure ;
-    make ;
-    make install ;
-    cd .. ;
-
-    phpenv config-add test/travis.php.ini ;
-
-    fi ;
-
     if [ ! -z "$SELENIUM" ] ; then
 
     php --server 127.0.0.1:8000 &
diff --git a/test/install-runkit b/test/install-runkit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5e0523b9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/install-runkit
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+git clone --depth=1 git://github.com/zenovich/runkit.git
+cd runkit
+if [ $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION = "5.6" ] ; then
+    wget https://github.com/zenovich/runkit/pull/71.diff
+    patch -p1 < 71.diff
+fi
+phpize
+./configure
+make
+make install
+cd ..
+
+phpenv config-add test/travis.php.ini