diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2a98c4bb11..8fadf7aacb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -379,6 +379,13 @@ matrix:
           BUILDMAN="^qemu-x86$"
           TOOLCHAIN="x86_64"
           BUILD_ROM="yes"
+    - env:
+        - TEST_PY_BD="qemu-x86_64"
+          TEST_PY_TEST_SPEC="not sleep"
+          QEMU_TARGET="x86_64-softmmu"
+          BUILDMAN="^qemu-x86_64$"
+          TOOLCHAIN="x86_64"
+          BUILD_ROM="yes"
     - env:
         - TEST_PY_BD="zynq_zc702"
           TEST_PY_TEST_SPEC="not sleep"