diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9326ab3..07bb605 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 language: c
 # no tests or configuration steps for now
-script: make
+script: make && make distcheck
 # build with both gcc and clang
 compiler:
   - clang