diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8c0817030..9ca3a5ce8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,21 @@ matrix:
     - compiler: clang
       os: osx
 
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+    - gcc-4.8
+    - g++-4.8
+    - clang
+
 before_script:
   git clone https://github.com/bkaradzic/bx ../bx
 
 script:
-  make build
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]; then make build CXX="g++-4.8" CC="gcc-4.8"; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then make build; fi
 
 branches:
   only: