diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2c747f7d163..076a0633642 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ before_script:
 - gosimple $EXCLUDE_VENDOR
 - misspell -error -locale US .
 - staticcheck $EXCLUDE_VENDOR
-- ./scripts/cross_compile.sh $TRAVIS_TAG
+- if [[ "$TRAVIS_GO_VERSION" == 1.7.* ]]; then ./scripts/cross_compile.sh $TRAVIS_TAG; fi
 script:
 - go test -i -race $EXCLUDE_VENDOR
 - go test -v -race $EXCLUDE_VENDOR