diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4143defed0..17eec60bf8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ before_script:
   - ln -s ~/.downloaded-cache
   - "> config.status"
   - "> .rbconfig.time"
-  - sed -f tool/prereq.status Makefile.in common.mk > Makefile
+  - sed -f tool/prereq.status template/Makefile.in common.mk > Makefile
   - make touch-unicode-files
   - make -s $JOBS $UPDATE_UNICODE up
   - make -s $JOBS srcs