diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6ca1db3677..3a4c3ecdce 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -51,23 +51,28 @@ install:
 script:
   - bash .travis.sh
 
+env:
+  global:
+    - MAKEFLAGS="-j 2"
+    - CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=pch_defines,time_macros
+
 matrix:
   include:
   - compiler: gcc
     os: linux
-    env: TASK="build" CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=pch_defines,time_macros
+    env: TASK="build"
   - compiler: gcc
     os: linux
-    env: TASK="test" CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=pch_defines,time_macros
+    env: TASK="test"
   - compiler: clang
     os: linux
-    env: TASK="build" CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=pch_defines,time_macros
+    env: TASK="build"
   - compiler: clang
     os: linux
-    env: TASK="test" CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=pch_defines,time_macros
+    env: TASK="test"
   - compiler: gcc
     os: osx
-    env: TASK="test" CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=pch_defines,time_macros
+    env: TASK="test"
   - compiler: clang
     os: osx
-    env: TASK="test" CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=pch_defines,time_macros
+    env: TASK="test"