diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ae1d27763..ab9e5d2dd 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ matrix:
         apt:
           packages:
             - gfortran
-            - gcc-7
+            - gcc-6
       before_script: &common-before
         - COMMON_FLAGS="DYNAMIC_ARCH=1 TARGET=NEHALEM NUM_THREADS=32"
       script:
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ matrix:
       addons:
         apt:
           packages:
-           - gcc-7
-           - gfortran-7
+           - gcc-6
+           - gfortran-6
       before_script:
         - COMMON_FLAGS="TARGET=POWER9 NUM_THREADS=32"
       env:
         # for matrix annotation only
         - TARGET_BOX=PPC64LE_LINUX_P9
-        - BTYPE="BINARY=64 USE_OPENMP=1 CC=gcc-7 FC=gfortran-7"
+        - BTYPE="BINARY=64 USE_OPENMP=1 CC=gcc-6 FC=gfortran-6"
 
 
     - <<: *test-ubuntu