diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ee78def1..84fefd55 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ addons:
       - libjpeg8-dev
       - libgif-dev
       - libpango1.0-dev
+      - g++-4.9
 
 before_install:
   - createdb template_postgis
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ before_install:
   - psql -c "CREATE EXTENSION postgis" template_postgis
 
 env:
-  - NPROCS=1 JOBS=1 PGUSER=postgres
+  - NPROCS=1 JOBS=1 PGUSER=postgres CXX=g++-4.9
 
 language: node_js
 node_js: