diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 760236f752..13b76b6357 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ matrix:
     - env:
       - SCRIPT=ci_boost_library_check
 
+  allow_failures:
+    - env:
+      - SCRIPT=ci_boost_library_check
+
 before_install:
   # Fetch the scripts to do the actual building/testing.
   - |