diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a5d36c4a616..262319a7b1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ jobs:
         sudo ./ci/install_gcc48.sh
     - name: run tests
       run: ./ci/do_ci.sh bazel.legacy.test
+      env:
+        CC: /usr/bin/gcc-4.8
 
   bazel_test:
     name: Bazel
diff --git a/exporters/ostream/src/span_exporter.cc b/exporters/ostream/src/span_exporter.cc
index fe7cb076d8a..7e2e4237ab2 100644
--- a/exporters/ostream/src/span_exporter.cc
+++ b/exporters/ostream/src/span_exporter.cc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace exporter
 namespace trace
 {
 OStreamSpanExporter::OStreamSpanExporter(std::ostream &sout) noexcept
-                                    : sout_{sout} {}
+                                    : sout_(sout) {}
 
 std::unique_ptr<sdktrace::Recordable> OStreamSpanExporter::MakeRecordable() noexcept 
 {