diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2b61fbbeb1..1dd0141550 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ branches:
 
 before_install:
 - if [[ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == "windows" ]]; then choco install make; fi
+- if [[ $TRAVIS_RUST_VERSION != "nightly" ]] && [[ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == "windows" ]]; then rustup default stable-msvc; fi
+- if [[ $TRAVIS_RUST_VERSION == "nightly" ]] && [[ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == "windows" ]]; then rustup default nightly-msvc; fi
 
 script:
   - cargo test