diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f32e263..0f0858f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -85,18 +85,18 @@ jobs:
         - BUILD_TOOL='dub'
   allow_failures:
     - d: dmd-nightly
-    - d: dmd
-      env: 
-        - COVERAGE=false
-        - BUILD_TOOL='dub'
-    - d: dmd
-      env: 
-        - COVERAGE=false
-        - BUILD_TOOL='meson'
-    - d: ldc
-      env: 
-        - COVERAGE=false
-        - BUILD_TOOL='dub'
+#    - d: dmd
+#      env: 
+#        - COVERAGE=false
+#        - BUILD_TOOL='dub'
+#    - d: dmd
+#      env: 
+#        - COVERAGE=false
+#        - BUILD_TOOL='meson'
+#    - d: ldc
+#      env: 
+#        - COVERAGE=false
+#        - BUILD_TOOL='dub'
 
 before_deploy:
   - |
diff --git a/src/std/io/driver/package.d b/src/std/io/driver/package.d
index 1855e24..b660265 100644
--- a/src/std/io/driver/package.d
+++ b/src/std/io/driver/package.d
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ interface Driver
     auto d = atomicLoad!(MemoryOrder.raw)(_globalDriver);
     if (d is null)
     {
-        cas(&_globalDriver, null, *cast(shared(Driver)*) &_syncDriver);
+        // PHOBOS/COMPILER BUG: we need to insert unneccessary casts here
+        // see https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20359
+        cas(&_globalDriver, cast(shared(Driver))null, *cast(shared(Driver)*) &_syncDriver);
         d = atomicLoad!(MemoryOrder.raw)(_globalDriver);
     }
     static if (__VERSION__ < 2077)