diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 094e996c93..d92045592a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ language: rust
 matrix:
   include:
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-      rust: nightly
+      # work around problem about 'every suggestion should have at least one span'
+      rust: nightly-2017-11-21
 
     - env: TARGET=thumbv6m-none-eabi
       rust: nightly