diff --git a/tools/ci/travis-install-dagmc.sh b/tools/ci/travis-install-dagmc.sh
index 1797e9dbac..30b55dd895 100755
--- a/tools/ci/travis-install-dagmc.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/travis-install-dagmc.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mkdir MOAB && cd MOAB
 git clone -b $MOAB_BRANCH $MOAB_REPO
 mkdir build && cd build
 cmake ../moab -DENABLE_HDF5=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$MOAB_INSTALL_DIR
-make -j && make -j install
+make -j2 && make -j install
 cmake ../moab -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
 make -j install
 rm -rf $HOME/MOAB/moab