diff --git a/changelog/316.bugfix b/changelog/316.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4685b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/316.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Workaround cpu detection on Travis CI
diff --git a/xdist/plugin.py b/xdist/plugin.py
index 278b65d..881be4a 100644
--- a/xdist/plugin.py
+++ b/xdist/plugin.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 import py
 import pytest
 
@@ -7,6 +9,9 @@ def parse_numprocesses(s):
         try:
             from os import sched_getaffinity
         except ImportError:
+            if os.environ.get('TRAVIS') == 'true':
+                # workaround https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/issues/2375
+                return 2
             try:
                 from os import cpu_count
             except ImportError: