diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f0612fb..defe0966 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Version 73:
 * Verify certificates in SSL clients
 * Adjust benchmarks
 * Initialize local variable in basic_parser
+* Fixes for gcc-4.8
 
 HTTP:
 
diff --git a/example/http-server-small/http_server_small.cpp b/example/http-server-small/http_server_small.cpp
index d0cd0ba9..f73c7734 100644
--- a/example/http-server-small/http_server_small.cpp
+++ b/example/http-server-small/http_server_small.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ private:
     void
     read_request()
     {
-        auto self{shared_from_this()};
+        auto self = shared_from_this();
 
         http::async_read(
             socket_,
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ private:
     void
     write_response()
     {
-        auto self{shared_from_this()};
+        auto self = shared_from_this();
 
         response_.set(http::field::content_length, response_.body.size());
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ private:
     void
     check_deadline()
     {
-        auto self{shared_from_this()};
+        auto self = shared_from_this();
 
         deadline_.async_wait(
             [self](beast::error_code ec)
diff --git a/example/http-server-threaded/http_server_threaded.cpp b/example/http-server-threaded/http_server_threaded.cpp
index 540a261b..310c3412 100644
--- a/example/http-server-threaded/http_server_threaded.cpp
+++ b/example/http-server-threaded/http_server_threaded.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ private:
 
     // Return a file response to an HTTP GET request
     //
-    boost::optional<beast::http::response<file_body>>
+    beast::http::response<file_body>
     get(boost::filesystem::path const& full_path,
         beast::error_code& ec) const
     {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ private:
         res.set(http::field::connection, "close");
         res.body.open(full_path, "rb", ec);
         if(ec)
-            return boost::none;
+            return res;
         res.set(beast::http::field::content_length, res.body.size());
         return res;
     }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ private:
         else if(ec)
             http::write(sock_, server_error(file_ec), ec);
         else
-            http::write(sock_, std::move(*res), ec);
+            http::write(sock_, std::move(res), ec);
     }
 
     void
diff --git a/example/server-framework/file_service.hpp b/example/server-framework/file_service.hpp
index 96079081..7110e355 100644
--- a/example/server-framework/file_service.hpp
+++ b/example/server-framework/file_service.hpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ private:
         if(ec)
             return boost::none;
         res.set(beast::http::field::content_length, res.body.size());
-        return res;
+        return {std::move(res)};
     }
 
     // Return a response to an HTTP HEAD request
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ private:
         if(ec)
             return boost::none;
         res.set(beast::http::field::content_length, body.size());
-        return res;
+        return {std::move(res)};
     }
 };