diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ae3b464a06..2af379d764 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ before_script:
 language: node_js
 env:
   - CXX=g++-4.8
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+    - g++-4.8
 node_js:
     - "4.1"
     - "4.0"