diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d870aa54..bb79560d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ os:
   - linux
   - osx
 
+arch:
+  - amd64
+  - s390x
+
+before_script:
+  if [[ ${TRAVIS_CPU_ARCH} == 's390x' ]]; then
+      sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libncursesw5-dev ;
+  fi
+
 script:
   - ./autogen.sh
   # clang might warn about C11 generic selections in isnan()