diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 61ade0e7a..c253b2ff7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ matrix:
       addons:
         apt:
           packages:
-            - g++-4.9
+            - g++-4.8
             - gperf
             - build-essential
             - bison
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ matrix:
             - libboost-python-dev
             - libboost-filesystem-dev
       env:
-        - MATRIX_EVAL="CONFIG=gcc && CC=gcc-4.9 && CXX=g++-4.9"
+        - MATRIX_EVAL="CONFIG=gcc && CC=gcc-4.8 && CXX=g++-4.8"
 
     # Latest gcc supported on Travis Linux
     - os: linux
diff --git a/.travis/setup.sh b/.travis/setup.sh
index 4af0b8ee9..02879b974 100755
--- a/.travis/setup.sh
+++ b/.travis/setup.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fi
 		git clone git://github.com/steveicarus/iverilog.git
 		cd iverilog
 		autoconf
-		./configure --prefix=$HOME/.local-bin
+		CC=gcc CXX=g++ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/.local-bin
 		make
 		make install
 		echo