diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 67b741f86c49..a50a55430392 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ sudo:     required
 services:
     - docker
 
+cache:
+  directories:
+    - build-cache
+
 matrix:
   include:
     - compiler: clang
@@ -52,8 +56,9 @@ install:
           docker build -t wesnoth-repo:16.04 -f docker/Dockerfile-travis .;
       fi
 
-script: 
+script:
     - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx" ]; then
+          ln -s build-cache/ build;
           ./utils/travis/check_utf8.sh;
           ./utils/travis/utf8_bom_dog.sh;
           "$CXX" --version;
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ script:
           export DISPLAY=:99.0;
           /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /tmp/custom_xvfb_99.pid --make-pidfile --background --exec /usr/bin/Xvfb -- :99 -ac -screen 0 1024x768x24;
           
-          docker run wesnoth-repo:16.04 bash -c './docker_run.sh "$@"' bash "$NLS" "$TOOL" "$CC" "$CXX" "$CXXSTD" "$EXTRA_FLAGS_RELEASE" "$WML_TESTS" "$WML_TEST_TIME" "$PLAY_TEST" "$MP_TEST" "$BOOST_TEST";
+          docker run -v `pwd`/build-cache:/home/wesnoth-travis/build wesnoth-repo:16.04 bash -c './docker_run.sh "$@"' bash "$NLS" "$TOOL" "$CC" "$CXX" "$CXXSTD" "$EXTRA_FLAGS_RELEASE" "$WML_TESTS" "$WML_TEST_TIME" "$PLAY_TEST" "$MP_TEST" "$BOOST_TEST";
       fi
 
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