diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 14f700aa42..83cf3529e3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ install:
      cabal)
        cabal --version;
        travis_retry cabal update;
+       rm -f $HOME/.cabal/bin/stack;
+       echo "stack is located at $(which stack)";
+       stack --version;
        rm -f $(stack --compiler=ghc-$GHCVER path --dist-dir)/stack-*.tar.gz &&
        stack --compiler=ghc-$GHCVER sdist --pvp-bounds=both &&
        tar xf $(stack --compiler=ghc-$GHCVER path --dist-dir)/stack-*.tar.gz --wildcards --strip-components=1 '*/stack.cabal' &&