diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9c3959d4..1176be32 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ matrix:
     - os: linux
       name: "Linux 64-bit Xenial - Python 3.8-dev Source Testing"
       dist: xenial
+      language: python
       python:
         - "3.8-dev"
       env: