diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 05d040dce..d28157b37 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ branches:
 env:
   global:
     - ATOM_ACCESS_TOKEN=da809a6077bb1b0aa7c5623f7b2d5f1fec2faae4
-    - C_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include/$(gcc -print-multiarch)
+    - CXX=g++-4.8
 
 compiler: clang
 
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ notifications:
 
 addons:
   apt:
+    sources:
+    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
     packages:
     - build-essential
     - git
     - libgnome-keyring-dev
     - fakeroot
-    - gcc-multilib
+    - g++-4.8