diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3f982d25..9dbbb33d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ matrix:
         - cargo web test --target=asmjs-unknown-emscripten --nodejs
         - cargo web test --target=wasm32-unknown-emscripten --nodejs
 
+  allow_failures:
+    - rust: nightly
+      env: CLIPPY
+
 script:
   - cd "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/serde"
   - cargo build --no-default-features