diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 50585a07ef..17ffb82a13 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ before_script:
   - export PATH=~/.composer/vendor/bin/:$PATH
   - mysql -uroot -e "SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD('$TESTSUITE_PASSWORD')" ;
   - set -e ; if [[ -z "$LINT" ]] ; then
-    if [[ $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION != "hhvm" ]] ; then
+    if [[ $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION != "hhvm" -a $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION != "5.6" ]] ; then
 
     git clone --depth=1 git://github.com/zenovich/runkit.git ;
     cd runkit ;