diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9e3b28ca4e0..bbfecf4dc70 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ script:
 - if [[ "${BOINC_TYPE}" == "client" ]]; then ( ./configure --disable-server --disable-manager && make ) fi
 - if [[ "${BOINC_TYPE}" == "apps" ]]; then ( ./configure --enable-apps --disable-server --disable-client --disable-manager && make ) fi
 - if [[ "${BOINC_TYPE}" == "manager" && "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" ]]; then ( ./3rdParty/buildLinuxDependencies.sh && ./configure --disable-server --disable-client --with-wx-prefix=${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/3rdParty/buildCache/linux && make ) fi
+- if [[ "${BOINC_TYPE}" == "manager" && "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" ]]; then ( ./3rdParty/buildLinuxDependencies.sh --disable-webview --cache_dir ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/3rdParty/buildCache/linux2 && ./configure --disable-server --disable-client --with-wx-prefix=${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/3rdParty/buildCache/linux2 && make ) fi
 - if [[ "${BOINC_TYPE}" == "manager" && "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "osx" ]]; then ( ./3rdParty/buildMacDependencies.sh -q && ./mac_build/buildMacBOINC-CI.sh --no_shared_headers ) fi
 - if [[ "${BOINC_TYPE}" == "libs-mingw" ]]; then ( cd lib && MINGW=x86_64-w64-mingw32 make -f Makefile.mingw ) fi
 - if [[ "${BOINC_TYPE}" == "apps-mingw" ]]; then ( cd lib && MINGW=x86_64-w64-mingw32 make -f Makefile.mingw wrapper ) fi
diff --git a/3rdParty/buildLinuxDependencies.sh b/3rdParty/buildLinuxDependencies.sh
index ae51b62ac00..5115394e7c9 100755
--- a/3rdParty/buildLinuxDependencies.sh
+++ b/3rdParty/buildLinuxDependencies.sh
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         doclean="yes"
         ;;
         --debug)
-        wxoption="--debug"
+        wxoption="--debug ${wxoption}"
         build_config="Debug"
         ;;
+        --disable-webview)
+        wxoption="--disable-webview ${wxoption} "
+        ;;
         *)
         echo "unrecognized option $key"
         ;;
diff --git a/3rdParty/buildWxLinux.sh b/3rdParty/buildWxLinux.sh
index bfe2cf69591..326dbe6d227 100644
--- a/3rdParty/buildWxLinux.sh
+++ b/3rdParty/buildWxLinux.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ fi
 
 doclean=""
 debug_flag="--disable-debug_flag"
+webview_flag="--enable-webview"
 lprefix=""
 cmdline_prefix=""
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         cmdline_prefix="--prefix=${lprefix}"
         shift
         ;;
+        --disable-webview)
+        webview_flag="--disable-webview"
+        ;;
     esac
     shift # past argument or value
 done
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ fi
 mkdir -p buildgtk
 cd buildgtk || return 1
 
-../configure "${cmdline_prefix}" --with-gtk --disable-shared --enable-webview --disable-gtktest --disable-sdltest ${debug_flag}
+../configure "${cmdline_prefix}" --with-gtk --disable-shared ${webview_flag} --disable-gtktest --disable-sdltest ${debug_flag}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then cd ..; return 1; fi
 make 1>/dev/null # the wxWidgets build is very noisy so tune it down to warnings and errors only
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then cd ..; return 1; fi