diff --git a/provision.py b/provision.py
index 7eb8aa29b8..b91119644f 100644
--- a/provision.py
+++ b/provision.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ APT_DEPENDENCIES = {
         "python-virtualenv",
         "supervisor",
         "git",
-        "phantomjs",
         "npm",
         "node-jquery",
         "yui-compressor",
@@ -105,6 +104,16 @@ def main():
     with sh.sudo:
         sh.dpkg("--install", temp_deb_path, **LOUD)
 
+    with sh.sudo:
+        PHANTOMJS_PATH = "/srv/phantomjs"
+        PHANTOMJS_TARBALL = os.path.join(PHANTOMJS_PATH, "phantomjs-1.9.8-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2")
+        sh.mkdir("-p", PHANTOMJS_PATH, **LOUD)
+        sh.wget("https://bitbucket.org/ariya/phantomjs/downloads/phantomjs-1.9.8-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2",
+                output_document=PHANTOMJS_TARBALL, **LOUD)
+        sh.tar("xj", directory=PHANTOMJS_PATH, file=PHANTOMJS_TARBALL, **LOUD)
+        sh.ln("-sf", os.path.join(PHANTOMJS_PATH, "phantomjs-1.9.8-linux-x86_64", "bin", "phantomjs"),
+              "/usr/local/bin/phantomjs", **LOUD)
+
     with sh.sudo:
         sh.rm("-rf", VENV_PATH, **LOUD)
         sh.mkdir("-p", VENV_PATH, **LOUD)