diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9ce7ccd15..15ec05ed3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -40,14 +40,24 @@ branches:
 
 before_install:
   - export CXX=g++-4.8 CC=gcc-4.8
-  - ci/make-tmp.sh
   - ci/build-riscv-gcc.sh
   - ci/install-verilator.sh
   - ci/install-fesvr.sh
-  - ci/build-riscv-tests.sh
   - export VERILATOR_ROOT=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/tmp/verilator-3.918/
-script:
-  - make run-asm-tests-verilator verilator=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/tmp/bin/verilator
+
+stages:
+  - compile
+  - test
+
+jobs:
+  include:
+    - stage: compile
+      script:
+        - ci/build-riscv-gcc.sh
+    - stage: test
+      script:
+        - ci/build-riscv-tests.sh
+        - make run-asm-tests-verilator verilator=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/tmp/bin/verilator
 
 # extra time duing long builds
 install: travis_wait