diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0b0a5fe17..6016ec1fe 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ matrix:
     - <<: *test-macos
       osx_image: xcode10.1
       env:
+        - COMMON_FLAGS="NUM_THREADS=32"
         - CC="/Applications/Xcode-10.1.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang -isysroot /Applications/Xcode-10.1.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS12.1.sdk"
         - CFLAGS="-O2 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode-10.1.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS12.1.sdk -arch arm64 -miphoneos-version-min=10.0"
         - BTYPE="TARGET=ARMV8 BINARY=64 HOSTCC=clang"