diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ddcd1e519..92aeeec56 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ install:
   - update-binfmts --enable qemu-arm
 
 env:
-  global:
-  - DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="parallel=4"
-  - DEBUILD_LINTIAN="no"
-  - SMPFLAGS="-j4"
   matrix:
   - OS=el DIST=6
   - OS=el DIST=6 ARCH=i386 DOCKER_REPO=knnniggett/packpack
diff --git a/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh b/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh
index 9d58a40a9..9cb5f7e21 100755
--- a/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh
+++ b/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ execpackpack () {
         parms="-f utils/packpack/redhat_package.mk redhat_package"
     else
         parms=""
+        export SMPFLAGS="-j$(nproc) --no-lintian"
     fi
 
     if [ "${TRAVIS}" == "true"  ]; then