diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c1c6df475a..3b35b7cf04 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ matrix:
     - name: "GCC check-tcg (user)"
       env:
         - CONFIG="--disable-system --enable-debug-tcg"
-        - TEST_BUILD_CMD="make -j${JOBS} build-tcg"
+        - TEST_BUILD_CMD="make build-tcg"
         - TEST_CMD="make check-tcg"
         - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-debug-tcg"
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ matrix:
     - name: "GCC plugins check-tcg (user)"
       env:
         - CONFIG="--disable-system --enable-plugins --enable-debug-tcg --target-list-exclude=sparc64-linux-user,cris-linux-user"
-        - TEST_BUILD_CMD="make -j${JOBS} build-tcg"
+        - TEST_BUILD_CMD="make build-tcg"
         - TEST_CMD="make check-tcg"
         - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-debug-tcg"