diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a0901560f..1fc013219 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,15 @@ node_js:
   - "4.2"
   - "6.9"
   - "7.9"
+env:
+  - CXX=g++-4.8
 addons:
   code_climate:
     repo_token: e87e6bf1c253e0555437ebd23235fdfe2749b889358e7c6d100e4ea5b4f2e091
+  apt:
+    sources:
+      - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+      - g++-4.8
 after_script:
   - cat coverage/lcov.info | codeclimate