diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 67894af..62e9e8e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ before_script:
 script:
   - phpize
   - ./configure --enable-igbinary
+  # Fix not failing makes in php 5.2 and 5.3
+  - perl -i -pe 's/\-\@if/\@if/' Makefile
   - make
   - REPORT_EXIT_STATUS=1 NO_INTERACTION=1 make test