diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9cebfc6ec..3108cf34b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ script:
   - ./test/unit/unittest.sh
 
 notifications:
+  if: repository_slug = spdk/spdk
   irc:
     channels:
       - "chat.freenode.net#spdk"