diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c23358d..155f155 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: go
 
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 sudo: false
 
 go:
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ before_install:
   - export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$HOME/libvips/lib/pkgconfig
   - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$HOME/libvips/lib
   - vips --vips-version
+  - go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint
 
   # - >
   #   test "$LIBVIPS" != "master" -a "$LIBVIPS" \< "8.4" \
@@ -134,9 +135,6 @@ before_install:
   # - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$HOME/libvips/lib
   # - vips --vips-version
 
-install:
-  - go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint
-
 script:
   - diff -u <(echo -n) <(gofmt -s -d ./)
   - diff -u <(echo -n) <(go vet ./)