diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cd4c519c..8ae638e3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ install:
        export CXXFLAGS="--coverage -g";
        export CFLAGS="--coverage -g";
        export LDFLAGS="--coverage";
+   elif [[ $(uname -s) == 'Linux' ]]; then
+       export CXX=g++-4.9;
    fi;
  - make