diff --git a/src/Magnum/Primitives/Implementation/Spheroid.cpp b/src/Magnum/Primitives/Implementation/Spheroid.cpp
index 22126fbc35..aef2004932 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Primitives/Implementation/Spheroid.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Primitives/Implementation/Spheroid.cpp
@@ -229,17 +229,20 @@ Trade::MeshData Spheroid::finalize() {
 
     auto typedVertices = reinterpret_cast<VertexTextureCoords*>(_vertexData.data());
     Trade::MeshAttributeData positions{Trade::MeshAttributeName::Position,
-    Containers::stridedArrayView(_vertexData, &typedVertices[0].position,
-        size, stride)};
+        /* GCC 4.8 needs the arrayView() */
+        Containers::stridedArrayView(Containers::arrayView(_vertexData),
+        &typedVertices[0].position, size, stride)};
     Trade::MeshAttributeData normals{Trade::MeshAttributeName::Normal,
-    Containers::stridedArrayView(_vertexData, &typedVertices[0].normal,
-        size, stride)};
+        /* GCC 4.8 needs the arrayView() */
+        Containers::stridedArrayView(Containers::arrayView(_vertexData),
+        &typedVertices[0].normal, size, stride)};
 
     Containers::Array<Trade::MeshAttributeData> attributes;
     if(_textureCoords == TextureCoords::Generate) {
         Trade::MeshAttributeData textureCoords{Trade::MeshAttributeName::TextureCoordinates,
-        Containers::stridedArrayView(_vertexData, &typedVertices[0].textureCoords,
-            size, stride)};
+            /* GCC 4.8 needs the arrayView() */
+            Containers::stridedArrayView(Containers::arrayView(_vertexData),
+            &typedVertices[0].textureCoords, size, stride)};
         attributes = Containers::Array<Trade::MeshAttributeData>{Containers::InPlaceInit, {positions, normals, textureCoords}};
     } else {
         attributes = Containers::Array<Trade::MeshAttributeData>{Containers::InPlaceInit, {positions, normals}};
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Trade/Test/MeshData2DTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Trade/Test/MeshData2DTest.cpp
index 1dba8e6ecc..3d9eda0bb9 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Trade/Test/MeshData2DTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Trade/Test/MeshData2DTest.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ struct {
             {{0xff98ab_rgbf, 0xff3366_rgbf}},
             &State}},
     {"from MeshData",
-        MeshData{MeshPrimitive::Lines, {}, Indices, MeshIndexData{Indices}, {}, Vertices, {
+        /* GCC 4.8 needs the explicit MeshData3D conversion otherwise it tries
+           to use a deleted copy constructor */
+        MeshData2D{MeshData{MeshPrimitive::Lines, {}, Indices, MeshIndexData{Indices}, {}, Vertices, {
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Position,
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Vector2>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].position1, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Position,
@@ -97,15 +99,17 @@ struct {
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Vector2>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].textureCoords3, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Color,
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Color4>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].color, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
-            },  &State},
-        MeshData{MeshPrimitive::Lines, {}, Vertices, {
+            },  &State}},
+        /* GCC 4.8 needs the explicit MeshData3D conversion otherwise it tries
+           to use a deleted copy constructor */
+        MeshData2D{MeshData{MeshPrimitive::Lines, {}, Vertices, {
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Position,
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Vector2>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].position1, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::TextureCoordinates,
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Vector2>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].textureCoords1, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Color,
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Color4>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].color, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
-            },  &State}
+            },  &State}}
     }
 };
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diff --git a/src/Magnum/Trade/Test/MeshData3DTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Trade/Test/MeshData3DTest.cpp
index 6cd447772a..118491709d 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Trade/Test/MeshData3DTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Trade/Test/MeshData3DTest.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ struct {
             {{0xff98ab_rgbf, 0xff3366_rgbf}},
             &State}},
     {"from MeshData",
-        MeshData{MeshPrimitive::Lines, {}, Indices, MeshIndexData{Indices}, {}, Vertices, {
+        /* GCC 4.8 needs the explicit MeshData3D conversion otherwise it tries
+           to use a deleted copy constructor */
+        MeshData3D{MeshData{MeshPrimitive::Lines, {}, Indices, MeshIndexData{Indices}, {}, Vertices, {
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Position,
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Vector3>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].position1, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Position,
@@ -105,8 +107,10 @@ struct {
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Vector2>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].textureCoords3, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Color,
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Color4>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].color, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
-            },  &State},
-        MeshData{MeshPrimitive::Lines, {}, Vertices, {
+            },  &State}},
+        /* GCC 4.8 needs the explicit MeshData3D conversion otherwise it tries
+           to use a deleted copy constructor */
+        MeshData3D{MeshData{MeshPrimitive::Lines, {}, Vertices, {
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Position,
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Vector3>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].position1, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Normal,
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ struct {
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Vector2>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].textureCoords1, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
                 MeshAttributeData{MeshAttributeName::Color,
                     Containers::StridedArrayView1D<const Color4>{Vertices, &Vertices[0].color, 2, sizeof(Vertex)}},
-            },  &State}
+            },  &State}}
     }
 };
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