diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1619313..e44c303 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ matrix:
     - rust: nightly-2018-03-07
       script:
         # nostd build
+        # byteorder crate version is configured here to fix build in old nightly compiler
+        # See: https://github.com/BurntSushi/byteorder/pull/150
+        - cargo update -p byteorder --precise 1.2.7
         - cargo build --no-default-features --features core_io
         - cargo build --no-default-features --features core_io,alloc,core_io/collections