diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 92732bb929..2a3437725a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ compiler:
   - clang
 before_script:
   - sudo apt-get install python-dev libpng-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libx11-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libxrandr-dev libxxf86dga-dev libxcursor-dev bison flex libfreetype6-dev libvorbis-dev libjpeg-dev libopenal-dev libode-dev nvidia-cg-toolkit
-script: python makepanda/makepanda.py --everything --git-commit $TRAVIS_COMMIT --installer
+script: python makepanda/makepanda.py --everything --git-commit $TRAVIS_COMMIT --installer --threads 2
 notifications:
   irc:
     channels: