diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 40ff1af9..77ee015f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ compiler:
 install:
 - wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smessmer/travis-utils/master/update_gcc_version.sh
   && chmod +x update_gcc_version.sh
-  && ./update_gcc_version.sh 4.9
+  && ./update_gcc_version.sh 4.8
   && rm update_gcc_version.sh
 - sudo apt-get install libfuse-dev
 before_script: