diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d85b57637b..72e5bc3a13 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ language: cpp
 compiler:
   - gcc
   - clang
+env: "CXXFLAGS=-D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0"
 os: linux
 dist: xenial
 sudo: required