diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 05803e249..bfee716b5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ cache:
 - bundler
 - apt
 env:
- - CMAKEOPTIONS="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-4.7" OSRM_PORT=5000 OSRM_TIMEOUT=60
- - CMAKEOPTIONS="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-4.7" OSRM_PORT=5010 OSRM_TIMEOUT=60
+ - CMAKEOPTIONS="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-4.8" OSRM_PORT=5000 OSRM_TIMEOUT=60
+ - CMAKEOPTIONS="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-4.8" OSRM_PORT=5010 OSRM_TIMEOUT=60
 notifications:
  irc:
   channels: