diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c8e31367e5..87e049d2ae 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-matrix:
+os: linux
+dist: xenial
+language: shell
+
+jobs:
   include:
     - language: node_js
       node_js: