diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cdc94a458c..1513b1d3e2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env:
 install:
   - wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v$PROTOBUF_VERSION/protobuf-$PROTOBUF_VERSION.tar.bz2
   - tar xvf protobuf-$PROTOBUF_VERSION.tar.bz2
-  - ( cd protobuf-$PROTOBUF_VERSION && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && sudo make install )
+  - ( cd protobuf-$PROTOBUF_VERSION && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make -j$(nproc) && sudo make install )
 
 addons:
   apt:
@@ -21,6 +21,4 @@ addons:
 compiler:
   - gcc
 
-language: cpp
-
 script: make