diff --git a/travis-ci/vmtest/build_selftests.sh b/travis-ci/vmtest/build_selftests.sh
index 56a5468..bd3e104 100755
--- a/travis-ci/vmtest/build_selftests.sh
+++ b/travis-ci/vmtest/build_selftests.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-LLVM_VER=11
+LLVM_VER=12
 LIBBPF_PATH="${REPO_ROOT}"
 REPO_PATH="travis-ci/vmtest/bpf-next"