diff --git a/library/compiler-builtins/.travis.yml b/library/compiler-builtins/.travis.yml
index 7ede66cce92d..7e22c1d4b7d3 100644
--- a/library/compiler-builtins/.travis.yml
+++ b/library/compiler-builtins/.travis.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ matrix:
         apt:
           packages:
             - gcc-multilib
+    - env: TARGET=powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
+      os: linux
+      sudo: required
+      addons:
+        apt:
+          packages:
+            - binfmt-support
+            - gcc-powerpc-linux-gnu
+            - libc6-powerpc-cross
+            - libc6-dev-powerpc-cross
+            - qemu-user-static
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-apple-darwin
       os: osx
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
diff --git a/library/compiler-builtins/ci/env.sh b/library/compiler-builtins/ci/env.sh
index 92f0c3ecabd2..fa1b1f0cdf36 100644
--- a/library/compiler-builtins/ci/env.sh
+++ b/library/compiler-builtins/ci/env.sh
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ case $TARGET in
         export PREFIX=arm-linux-gnueabihf-
         export QEMU_LD_PREFIX=/usr/arm-linux-gnueabihf
         ;;
+    powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu)
+        export PREFIX=powerpc-linux-gnu-
+        export QEMU_LD_PREFIX=/usr/powerpc-linux-gnu
+        ;;
 esac