diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6063fbf3e5fd..39ebff8ea8d4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ language: java
 
 install: travis_wait 40 mvn -q clean install -Dgib.enabled=true
 
+sudo: required
+  
 jdk:
   - oraclejdk8
 
@@ -15,9 +17,7 @@ cache:
   - .autoconf
   - $HOME/.m2
   
-  sudo: required
-  
-  env:
-    global:
-      JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx2048M -Xss128M -XX:MaxPermSize=2048M -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC"
-      MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx2048M -Xss128M -XX:MaxPermSize=2048M -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC"
+env:
+  global:
+    JAVA_OPTS=-XX:-UseGCOverheadLimit
+