diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 95c2ada6d..0a4c5e6ec 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 language: go
+
 sudo: false
 
 go_import_path: go.uber.org/zap
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ matrix:
   - go: oldstable
   - go: stable
     env: LINT=1
+  - arch: ppc64le
+    go: oldstable
+  - arch: ppc64le
+    go: stable
 
 script:
   - test -z "$LINT" || make lint