diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cf77beb2cf30a9865960b8f1ec402ea72a22b147..c82cb023d37c4fcf93f3aae72ccd6628a5ebf1ea 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         # Install and run `salt-lint`
         - pip install --user salt-lint
         - git ls-files | grep '\.sls$\|\.jinja$\|\.j2$\|\.tmpl$\|\.tst$'
-                       | xargs -I {} salt-lint {}
+                       | xargs salt-lint
         # Install and run `yamllint`
         # Need at least `v1.17.0` for the `yaml-files` setting
         - pip install --user yamllint>=1.17.0