diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 01d90a0..a43a605 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 include Makefile.dep
 
+ifeq ($(CXX), g++)
+	CXX = g++-4.8
+endif
+
 ifndef CXX
 ifeq ($(OSTYPE), FreeBSD)
 	CXX = clang++