diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3dc0e51..acf79c4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "cache": "pip",
+  "dist": "trusty",
   "git": {
     "submodules": false
   },
diff --git a/scripts/make_travisconf.py b/scripts/make_travisconf.py
index 0d2133d..637437d 100644
--- a/scripts/make_travisconf.py
+++ b/scripts/make_travisconf.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ latest_python = "3.6"
 cfg = {}
 
 cfg['sudo'] = True
+cfg['dist'] = 'trusty'
 cfg['language'] = 'python'
 cfg['cache'] = 'pip'