diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f594402036611a00869b120d39625bb8e550e3b0..1e9ac4fc5fd462653ccea05fe16661592bc9c8e3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sudo: required
 matrix:
   exclude:
     # first, clear the matrix
-    - language: rust
+    - rust: nightly
   # then add the targets one by one
   include:
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu