diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4ecf15d1d7..f31f1fb47a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ node_js:
  - "0.10"
  - "0.12"
 
+env:
+  - CXX=g++-4.8
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+      - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+      - g++-4.8
+
 script: make test-ci
 
 notifications: