diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5b7ffe8dbb54ce171c9e5414150fb35b9d95325c..cb39ab66f5a50b7b14630ecf8f8df487d46c857a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: c
 compiler: gcc
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 notifications:
   email: false