diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 958f20ef..26d49f5e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ script:
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
     - ../configure CXXFLAGS="-msse4.2 -O3 -std=c++11" LIBS="-lmpfr -lgmp" --enable-precision=single --enable-simd=SSE4 --enable-comms=none
-    - make -j4
+    - make -j1 -C prerequisites
+    - make -j4 
     - ./benchmarks/Benchmark_dwf --threads 1
     - echo make clean
     - ../configure CXXFLAGS="-msse4.2 -O3 -std=c++11" LIBS="-lmpfr -lgmp" --enable-precision=double --enable-simd=SSE4 --enable-comms=none