diff --git a/LOG b/LOG
index 33b3290bde..6064e8cdc0 100644
--- a/LOG
+++ b/LOG
@@ -356,3 +356,7 @@
   of the twelve configurations tested by 'allx'.
      .travis.yml (new),
      mats/Mf-base
+- paired the 'partialx' down to just four test configurations, with one
+  interpreter run, to try to get the threaded builds into line with
+  travis-ci's timeout.
+     mats/Mf-base
diff --git a/mats/Mf-base b/mats/Mf-base
index 0353c41320..44726efe49 100644
--- a/mats/Mf-base
+++ b/mats/Mf-base
@@ -206,9 +206,7 @@ fastreport:
 partialx:
 	$(MAKE) allxhelp o=0
 	$(MAKE) allxhelp o=3
-	$(MAKE) allxhelp o=0 cp0=t
 	$(MAKE) allxhelp o=3 cp0=t
-	$(MAKE) allxhelp o=0 spi=t rmg=2 p=t
 	$(MAKE) allxhelp o=3 eval=interpret cp0=t rmg=2
 
 allx: prettyclean