diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f16ceda..ca617c8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   - mkdir ./build
   - pushd ./build
   - ../configure --enable-unit --with-simulatorbin=$(pwd)/../ibmtpm532/src/tpm_server
-  - make -j$(nproc)
+  - make -j$(nproc) distcheck
   - make -j$(nproc) check
   - |
     for LOG in $(ls -1 test/unit/*.log); do