diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a42dfecc1c..903127a026 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 language: node_js
 sudo: true
+env:
+  - CXX=g++-4.8
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+    - g++-4.8
 node_js:
   - "0.10"
   - "0.12"