diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ebab888..bc391cb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+arch:
+  - amd64
+  - ppc64le
 language: python
 # defaults: the py3.7 environment overrides these
 dist: trusty