diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 88203c53cd..93143c7c9a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,25 @@ jobs:
         - tools/codeformat.py
         - git diff --exit-code
 
+    # unix port on OSX (first in list because the build VM takes a long time to start)
+    - stage: test
+      os: osx
+      osx_image: xcode11.3
+      env:
+        - NAME="unix port build with clang on OSX"
+        - PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/opt/libffi/lib/pkgconfig
+      script:
+        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C mpy-cross
+        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/unix submodules
+        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/unix deplibs
+        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/unix
+        # OSX has poor time resolution and the following tests do not have the correct output
+        - (cd tests && ./run-tests --exclude 'uasyncio_(basic|heaplock|lock|wait_task)')
+        # check for additional compiler errors/warnings
+        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/unix VARIANT=coverage
+      after_failure:
+        - tests/run-tests --print-failures
+
     # stm32 port
     - stage: test
       env: NAME="stm32 port build"
@@ -204,25 +223,6 @@ jobs:
       after_failure:
         - tests/run-tests --print-failures
 
-    # unix port on OSX
-    - stage: test
-      os: osx
-      osx_image: xcode11.3
-      env:
-        - NAME="unix port build with clang on OSX"
-        - PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/opt/libffi/lib/pkgconfig
-      script:
-        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C mpy-cross
-        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/unix submodules
-        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/unix deplibs
-        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/unix
-        # OSX has poor time resolution and the following tests do not have the correct output
-        - (cd tests && ./run-tests --exclude 'uasyncio_(basic|heaplock|lock|wait_task)')
-        # check for additional compiler errors/warnings
-        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/unix VARIANT=coverage
-      after_failure:
-        - tests/run-tests --print-failures
-
     # windows port via mingw
     - stage: test
       env: NAME="windows port build via mingw"