diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f78448391..4f137227d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ matrix:
 before_install:
 - mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin
 - curl -L -o /tmp/hlint.tar.gz "https://github.com/ndmitchell/hlint/releases/download/v2.2.3/hlint-2.2.3-x86_64-linux.tar.gz"
-- tar -xf /tmp/hlint.tar.gz -C $HOME/.local/bin
+- tar -xf /tmp/hlint.tar.gz -C /tmp
+- cp /tmp/hlint-2.2.3/hlint $HOME/local/bin
 - "PATH=/opt/ghc/bin:$HOME/local/bin:$PATH"
 - ghc --version
 - cabal --version