diff --git a/travis/setup-secure-shell.sh b/travis/setup-secure-shell.sh
index ad8d3504..8dd4e35f 100755
--- a/travis/setup-secure-shell.sh
+++ b/travis/setup-secure-shell.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ set -x
 USERNAME='phpseclib'
 PASSWORD='EePoov8po1aethu2kied1ne0'
 
-sudo useradd "$USERNAME"
+sudo useradd --create-home --base-dir /home "$USERNAME"
 echo "$USERNAME:$PASSWORD" | sudo chpasswd