diff --git a/travis/build.sh b/travis/build.sh
index fbf99d6cc..6b7239449 100755
--- a/travis/build.sh
+++ b/travis/build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 : ${N_JOBS:=2}
 : ${TIMEOUT_MAC:=1800}
-: ${TIMEOUT_LINUX:=2500}
+: ${TIMEOUT_LINUX:=2300}
 
 if [ "$STL" != "" ]
 then