diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6f4e8231cc..e6125d7d3c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ addons:
     packages:
       # Growl
       - libnotify-bin
-      # Canvas
-      - libpango1.0-dev
-      - libgif-dev
 # `nvm install` happens before the cache is restored, which means
 # we must install our own npm elsewhere (`~/npm`)
 before_install: |
@@ -53,6 +50,8 @@ jobs:
       node_js: '6'
 
     - script: npm start test.bundle test.browser
+      # XXX: update when canvas supplies a prebuilt binary for Node.js v12.x
+      node_js: 10
       install: npm ci # we need the native modules here
       addons:
         artifacts: