diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9c25d7af2..acfd787b7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ addons:
       - libssl-dev
 
 before_script:
-  - wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-16.11.tar.xz
-  - tar xf dpdk-16.11.tar.xz
-  - pushd dpdk-16.11
+  - wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-17.02.tar.xz
+  - tar xf dpdk-17.02.tar.xz
+  - pushd dpdk-17.02
   - make config T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-$CC
   - sed -i s/CONFIG_RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO=y/CONFIG_RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO=n/ build/.config
   - sed -i s/CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD=y/CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD=n/ build/.config