diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 018f0e5..f8946bd 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 language: java
+dist: trusty
 
 env:
   global:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8058dbc..3bf8c83 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ pmd {
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
     options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
     options.annotationProcessorGeneratedSourcesDirectory = file("${projectDir}/src/generated/java")
-    if (JavaVersion.current().isJava12Compatible()) {
-        options.compilerArgs += [ "-Asemver.project.dir=$projectDir" ]
-    }
+    options.compilerArgs += [ "-Asemver.project.dir=$projectDir" ]
 }
 
 compileJava {