diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 95fc39848621c646327e59925912a2230d340c0a..2a0aa6372be2fc50d596e296dec1f936cf9331cd 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ matrix:
           - psmisc
 
     before_script:
-      - sudo timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Harbin
+      - export TZ=Asia/Harbin
       - date
       - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
       - mkdir debug
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ matrix:
       - DESC="trusty/gcc-4.8 build"
 
     before_script:
-      - sudo timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Harbin
+      - export TZ=Asia/Harbin
       - date
       - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
       - mkdir debug
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ matrix:
           - cmake
 
     before_script:
-      - sudo timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Harbin
+      - export TZ=Asia/Harbin
       - date
       - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
       - mkdir debug
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ matrix:
           - cmake
 
     before_script:
-      - sudo timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Harbin
+      - export TZ=Asia/Harbin
       - date
       - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
       - mkdir debug
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ matrix:
       - DESC="trusty/gcc-4.8 build"
 
     before_script:
-      - sudo timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Harbin
+      - export TZ=Asia/Harbin
       - date
       - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
       - mkdir debug