diff --git a/test/async-hooks/test-fseventwrap.js b/test/async-hooks/test-fseventwrap.js
index 8608075c822..f2a67d07ff6 100644
--- a/test/async-hooks/test-fseventwrap.js
+++ b/test/async-hooks/test-fseventwrap.js
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 if (!common.isMainThread)
   common.skip('Worker bootstrapping works differently -> different async IDs');
 
+if (process.env.TRAVIS)
+  common.skip('Skip fs.watch-intensive test because of Travis limitation.');
+
 const hooks = initHooks();
 
 hooks.enable();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-close-when-destroyed.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-close-when-destroyed.js
index fb5239bc446..db02487c280 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-close-when-destroyed.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-close-when-destroyed.js
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
+if (process.env.TRAVIS)
+  common.skip('Skip fs.watch-intensive test because of Travis limitation.');
+
 tmpdir.refresh();
 const root = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'watched-directory');
 fs.mkdirSync(root);
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-fs-watch.js b/test/sequential/test-fs-watch.js
index 9755cc8bb11..38840533313 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-fs-watch.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-fs-watch.js
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 if (!common.isMainThread)
   common.skip('process.chdir is not available in Workers');
 
+if (process.env.TRAVIS)
+  common.skip('Skip fs.watch-intensive test because of Travis limitation.');
+
 const expectFilePath = common.isWindows ||
                        common.isLinux ||
                        common.isOSX ||