diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7e5f4b25d2ee..ea8c94af80b7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ matrix:
     # OSX builders
     - env: >
         RUST_CHECK_TARGET=check
-        RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS=--target=x86_64-apple-darwin
+        RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS=--build=x86_64-apple-darwin
         SRC=.
       os: osx
       install: &osx_install_sccache >
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ matrix:
           tar xJf - -C /usr/local/bin --strip-components=1
     - env: >
         RUST_CHECK_TARGET=check
-        RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS=--target=i686-apple-darwin
+        RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS=--build=i686-apple-darwin
         SRC=.
       os: osx
       install: *osx_install_sccache
     - env: >
         RUST_CHECK_TARGET=check
-        RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS=--target=x86_64-apple-darwin --disable-rustbuild
+        RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS=--build=x86_64-apple-darwin --disable-rustbuild
         SRC=.
       os: osx
       install: *osx_install_sccache