diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 904ed15a..0e1cef62 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ notifications:
    on_failure: always
 
 before_install:
-  - if [ "$CXX" == "g++" ]; then sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test; fi
-  - if [ "$CXX" == "g++" ]; then sudo apt-get install -qq g++-4.8; fi
+  - if [ "$CXX" = "g++" ]; then export CXX="g++-4.8" CC="gcc-4.8"; fi
 
 install:
   - "mkdir -p $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/build/scripts"