diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f8e8d674498..d4a21f86420 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ notifications:
   irc: "chat.freenode.net#serenityos"
 
 before_install:
-- sudo apt-get update
+- sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
+- sudo apt-get update -qq
+- sudo apt-get install g++-8 libstdc++-8-dev
+- sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-8 90
+- sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-8 90
 - sudo apt-get install -y libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev libgmp-dev
 - sudo apt-get install -y e2fsprogs qemu-system-i386 qemu-utils