diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c64192462bcf81b6df5fb45447706abb81432ea5..dbccd5b9fb32464e83bcfe7f214c8d151db4d92b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 sudo: required
 language: c
 compiler: gcc
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 notifications:
   email: false