diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 71bc101aa..ac7000822 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ install:
     - popd
 
 script:
-    - make
-    - make pearl
+    - travis_retry make
+    - travis_retry make pearl
 
 notifications:
   email: false