diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index beea941408..652be702ac 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ env:
   global:
     - SRC_DIR="."
     - BUILD_DIR="."
+    - BASE_CONFIG="--disable-docs --disable-tools"
     - TEST_CMD="make check -j3 V=1"
 
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ git:
 
 before_script:
   - mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR} && cd ${BUILD_DIR}
-  - ${SRC_DIR}/configure ${CONFIG} || { cat config.log && exit 1; }
+  - ${SRC_DIR}/configure ${BASE_CONFIG} ${CONFIG} || { cat config.log && exit 1; }
 script:
   - make -j3 && ${TEST_CMD}
 
@@ -104,6 +105,17 @@ matrix:
         - CONFIG="--with-coroutine=sigaltstack --disable-linux-user"
 
 
+    # Check we can build docs and tools
+    - env:
+        - BASE_CONFIG="--enable-tools --enable-docs"
+        - CONFIG="--target-list=x86_64-softmmu,aarch64-linux-user"
+      addons:
+        apt:
+          packages:
+            - python-sphinx
+            - texinfo
+            - perl
+
     # Test out-of-tree builds
     - env:
         - CONFIG="--enable-debug --enable-debug-tcg"
@@ -241,5 +253,5 @@ matrix:
 
 
     - env:
-        - CONFIG="--disable-system --disable-docs"
+        - CONFIG="--disable-system"
         - TEST_CMD="make -j3 check-tcg V=1"