diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fbf3db5..80dbc99 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ cache:
     - $HOME/.stack
     - $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/.cache
 before_install:
+  - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y
+  - sudo apt-get update -q
+  - sudo apt-get install gcc-4.8 -y
   - $SHELL --version 2> /dev/null || dpkg -s $SHELL 2> /dev/null || which $SHELL
   - curl --version
   - wget --version