diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a62c8eb046..3f26a1eeee 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ addons:
       - libyajl-dev
       - lvm2
       - make
-      - nfs-common
+#     - nfs-common    # broken on trusty since build #807 (2018-01-09)
       - open-iscsi
       - parted
       - patch