diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 64f6db2705b..633ae8b93d1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # faster builds
+git:
+  depth: false
+  submodules: false
 sudo: false
 dist: trusty
 language: java