diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b1ead14f49b..766ee158c70 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ matrix:
         - LLVM_CONFIG="llvm-config-${LLVM_VERSION}"
         - OVERRIDE_CC="gcc-4.8"
         - OVERRIDE_CXX="g++-4.8"
+        # New binutils linker is required for llvm-3.9
+        - OVERRIDE_PATH=/usr/lib/binutils-2.26/bin
         - DRI_LOADERS="--disable-glx --disable-gbm --disable-egl"
         - DRI_DRIVERS=""
         - GALLIUM_ST="--enable-dri --disable-opencl --disable-xa --disable-nine --disable-xvmc --disable-vdpau --disable-va --disable-omx-bellagio --disable-gallium-osmesa"
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ matrix:
           sources:
             - llvm-toolchain-trusty-3.9
           packages:
+            - binutils-2.26
             # LLVM packaging is broken and misses these dependencies
             - libedit-dev
             # From sources above
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ matrix:
         - MAKE_CHECK_COMMAND="true"
         - LLVM_VERSION=3.9
         - LLVM_CONFIG="llvm-config-${LLVM_VERSION}"
+        # New binutils linker is required for llvm-3.9
+        - OVERRIDE_PATH=/usr/lib/binutils-2.26/bin
         - DRI_LOADERS="--disable-glx --disable-gbm --disable-egl"
         - DRI_DRIVERS=""
         - GALLIUM_ST="--enable-dri --disable-opencl --disable-xa --disable-nine --disable-xvmc --disable-vdpau --disable-va --disable-omx-bellagio --disable-gallium-osmesa"
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ matrix:
           sources:
             - llvm-toolchain-trusty-3.9
           packages:
+            - binutils-2.26
             # LLVM packaging is broken and misses these dependencies
             - libedit-dev
             # From sources above
@@ -267,6 +273,8 @@ matrix:
         - MAKE_CHECK_COMMAND="make -C src/gtest check && make -C src/intel check"
         - LLVM_VERSION=3.9
         - LLVM_CONFIG="llvm-config-${LLVM_VERSION}"
+        # New binutils linker is required for llvm-3.9
+        - OVERRIDE_PATH=/usr/lib/binutils-2.26/bin
         - DRI_LOADERS="--disable-glx --disable-gbm --disable-egl --with-platforms=x11,wayland"
         - DRI_DRIVERS=""
         - GALLIUM_ST="--enable-dri --enable-dri3 --disable-opencl --disable-xa --disable-nine --disable-xvmc --disable-vdpau --disable-va --disable-omx-bellagio --disable-gallium-osmesa"
@@ -278,6 +286,7 @@ matrix:
           sources:
             - llvm-toolchain-trusty-3.9
           packages:
+            - binutils-2.26
             # LLVM packaging is broken and misses these dependencies
             - libedit-dev
             # From sources above