diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cff681feb..41cd0a1bf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ node_js:
   - "7"
   - "6"
   - "4"
+env:
+  - CXX=g++-4.8
 addons:
   apt:
     sources: