diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e403792..796448d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -206,10 +206,11 @@ install:
   - cd ..
   - git clone -b $TRAVIS_BRANCH --depth 1 https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
   - cd boost-root
-  - git submodule update --init tools/boostdep
-  - git submodule update --init tools/build
-  - git submodule update --init tools/boost_install
-  - git submodule update --init libs/headers
+  - git submodule init tools/boostdep
+  - git submodule init tools/build
+  - git submodule init tools/boost_install
+  - git submodule init libs/headers
+  - git submodule update --jobs 4
   - cp -r $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/* libs/integer
   - python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py integer
   - ./bootstrap.sh
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 89365a6..2cbcb35 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ install:
   - cd ..
   - git clone -b %APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH% --depth 1 https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
   - cd boost-root
-  - git submodule update --init tools/boostdep
-  - git submodule update --init tools/build
-  - git submodule update --init tools/boost_install
-  - git submodule update --init libs/headers
+  - git submodule init tools/boostdep
+  - git submodule init tools/build
+  - git submodule init tools/boost_install
+  - git submodule init libs/headers
+  - git submodule update --jobs 4
   - xcopy /s /e /q %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER% libs\integer
   - python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py integer
   - bootstrap