diff --git a/src/travis/linux-x86_64-before-install.sh b/src/travis/linux-x86_64-before-install.sh
index e66d2c73..58fbd9e5 100755
--- a/src/travis/linux-x86_64-before-install.sh
+++ b/src/travis/linux-x86_64-before-install.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ else
   unsafe_flags="--enable-optimizations --with-lto"
   if [ ! -e Makefile ]; then
     ./configure $safe_flags $unsafe_flags > /dev/null
+  fi
   make -j$cpucount -s
   RESULT=$?
   echo "First make exited with $RESULT"
diff --git a/src/travis/osx-x86_64-before-install.sh b/src/travis/osx-x86_64-before-install.sh
index aee12a35..776788cd 100755
--- a/src/travis/osx-x86_64-before-install.sh
+++ b/src/travis/osx-x86_64-before-install.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ cd Python-$BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION
 echo "Compiling Python $BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION..."
 safe_flags="--with-openssl=$mypath/ssl --enable-shared --prefix=$mypath/python --with-ensurepip=upgrade"
 unsafe_flags="--enable-optimizations --with-lto"
-./configure $safe_flags $unsafe_flags > /dev/null
+if [ ! -e Makefile ]; then
+  ./configure $safe_flags $unsafe_flags > /dev/null
+fi
 make -j$cpucount -s
 RESULT=$?
 echo "Make Python exited with $RESULT"