diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f5aaaf3ade..6a3e3b180d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ install: "sudo apt-get -qq build-dep ruby1.9.1 2>/dev/null"
 before_script:
   - "autoconf"
   - "./configure --with-gcc=$CC"
-  - "make -s encs"
-  - "make -j exts V=1"
+  - "make -sj encs"
+  - "make -sj exts"
 script: "make test"
 
 # Branch matrix.  Not all branches are Travis-ready so we limit branches here.