diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3810005c..017dc10b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ matrix:
         - COMPILER=clang++-3.7
         - COMP=clang
 
+    - os: osx
+      compiler: gcc
+      env:
+        - COMPILER=g++-4.8
+        - COMP=gcc
+
     - os: osx
       compiler: clang
       env: