diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f67ca49..2c03ff6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@ install:
   - make dev
 script:
   - cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
+  # Build variables for zmq
+  - export CFLAGS=-I${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/include
+  - export LDFLAGS=-L${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/lib
   - make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aad5e77..c9b7102 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ widgets:
 	make -C js
 
 .PHONY: compile
-compile:
+compile: zmq
 	$(CASK) build