diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7e6bc833..17a0e4af 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ matrix:
 install:
   - rustup self update
   - rustup target add $TARGET; true
-  - rustup component add rustfmt
+  - rustup toolchain install stable
+  - rustup component add rustfmt --toolchain stable
 
 script:
-  - cargo fmt --all -- --check
+  - cargo +stable fmt --all -- --check
   - cargo build --target $TARGET --verbose
   - cargo build --target $TARGET --features serde --verbose
   # Running iOS apps on OSX requires the simulator so we skip that for now