diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fb7f40b..885a2d6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ addons:
       - libinput-tools
       - g++-7
 env:
-  CC: g++-7
+  CC: gcc-7
+  CXX: g++-7
 install:
   - pip install .
 script: