diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f8f2d44cd2..d73387aff3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ install:
 
 script:
     - ./dist/tools/compile_test/compile_test.py
+    - make -C ./tests/unittests term
 
 notifications:
     email: false