diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2d82f8812d..c875572b2d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ matrix:
         - TARGET_BOX=PPC64LE_LINUX
         - BTYPE="BINARY=64 USE_OPENMP=1"
 
+    - <<: *test-ubuntu
+      os: linux
+      arch: s390x
+      before_script:
+        - COMMON_FLAGS="DYNAMIC_ARCH=1 TARGET=Z13 NUM_THREADS=32"
+      env:
+        # for matrix annotation only
+        - TARGET_BOX=IBMZ_LINUX
+        - BTYPE="BINARY=64 USE_OPENMP=1"
+
     - <<: *test-ubuntu
       env:
         - TARGET_BOX=LINUX64