diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e586dc8d928..3268dbf5bd5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ matrix:
          - bash etc/ci/check_no_panic.sh
       cache: false
     - sudo: 9000
-      dist: trusty
+      dist: xenial
       before_install:
         - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y
         - sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://apt.llvm.org/precise/ llvm-toolchain-precise-3.9 main' -y