diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3e019a8c..4893c5c1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+dist: precise
 language: c++
 sudo: enabled
 before_install:
-  - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
   - sudo apt-get clean -qq
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
   - sudo apt-get install -qq libboost-all-dev:i386 libmysqlclient-dev:i386