diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0a8792825..4ef51497f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ matrix:
             description: "The friendly interactive shell"
           notification_email:
             secure: "lq3AelSInSOqVJI2EZUTrsOrt9ev5c8DHMi7ESyefvv1p+7Qr2gRZmLa+dXLrkPegG+Op9Tykq9zwXRGC4pzC+0OelCKJgqpqkj6LwS8WSamiamAf9ZtPbANwSFMD17f/NTeG/OtBgq6Z87Nur2GEhxmSu3M9IEBOsnOgmCKo84="
-          build_command_prepend: "mkdir -p build; cd build; cmake -G ninja .."
+          build_command_prepend: "mkdir -p build; cd build; cmake -G Ninja -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=`which g++`.."
           build_command: "ninja"
           branch_pattern: coverity_scan_master
       env:
         - CXXFLAGS="-g -O2 -m32" CFLAGS="-g -m32"
         - USE_CMAKE="1" # Dummy value, shows up in the Travis UI only
+        - CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=`which g++`
       script:
         - mkdir -p build && cd build &&
           cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$HOME/prefix -G Ninja .. || cat CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log &&