diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index baac98fcf..9268112f9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ node_js:
   - "0.12"
   - "4.2"
 
+env:
+  - CXX=g++-4.8
+
 addons:
   apt:
     sources: