diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cde74b11..4a1b1305 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ node_js:
   - "4.2.1"
 env:
   - CXX=g++-4.8
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+    - g++-4.8
 before_install:
   - npm install -g grunt-cli
   - sudo apt-get update -qq