diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index eaa041f1..ddf52279 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 addons:
   apt:
+    sources:
+      - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
     packages:
       - autoconf
       - automake
@@ -17,8 +19,12 @@ addons:
       - libtool
       - patchutils
       - texinfo
+      - gcc-4.8
+      - g++-4.8
 before_install:
   - export MAKEFLAGS="-j3"
+  - export CXX=g++-4.8
+  - export CC=gcc-4.8
 install: true
 script:
   - ./configure --prefix=/tmp/build-default