diff --git a/.travis.Dockerfile b/.travis.Dockerfile
index e03586a34f..612d341a13 100644
--- a/.travis.Dockerfile
+++ b/.travis.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 FROM ubuntu:zesty
 
 RUN apt-get -qq update && \
-    apt-get install -y sudo docker.io git make golang btrfs-tools libdevmapper-dev libgpgme-dev libostree-dev
+    apt-get install -y sudo docker.io git make btrfs-tools libdevmapper-dev libgpgme-dev libostree-dev
+
+ADD https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.8.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz /tmp
+
+RUN tar -C /usr/local -xzf /tmp/go1.8.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    rm /tmp/go1.8.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    ln -s /usr/local/go/bin/* /usr/local/bin/