diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f34ea2a9..d833f8ad 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ install:
 script:
   - if [ "$COVERITY_SCAN_BRANCH" != 1 -a "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx" ]; then mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR="/usr/local/opt/openssl" $CMAKE_ARGS .. && cmake --build .; else if [ "$COVERITY_SCAN_BRANCH" != 1 -a "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then mkdir build && cd build && cmake $CMAKE_ARGS .. && cmake --build .; fi ; fi
 sudo: required
-dist: xenial
+dist: trusty
 addons:
   coverity_scan:
     project: