diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8c1b1f763ac..46e74eb6990 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: cpp
 script:
-  - ./tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l c -t -j 8 -c dbg
-  - ./tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l c -t -j 8 -c opt
+  - ./tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l c -t -j 16 -c dbg
+  - ./tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l c -t -j 16 -c opt
 notifications:
   email: false