diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c35ac219ecc3..b2e59eb50c08 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ aliases:
       name: submodules
       command: .circleci/fetch-submodules.sh
   - &buildenv
-    THREADS: 8
+    THREADS: 3
     SKIP_PERF_TESTS: YES
     VERBOSE: 2
   - &boot