diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 785194c32..7c507e81f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,14 @@ git:
 before_install:
     - sed -i 's/git@github.com:/https:\/\/github.com\//' .gitmodules
     - git submodule update --init --recursive
+env:
+  global:
+    - CC=gcc-4.8
+    - CXX=g++-4.8
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+      - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+      - gcc-4.8
+      - g++-4.8