diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0ff43c92..1a6efc33 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ script:
               cd test && make && $TEST_WRAP ./arestest -v $TEST_FILTER && cd ..
               cd test && make && ./fuzzcheck.sh && cd ..
           fi
+    - |
+          if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "normal" -a "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then
+              ./maketgz 99.98.97
+              tar xvf c-ares-99.98.97.tar.gz
+              cd c-ares-99.98.97
+              ./configure --disable-symbol-hiding --enable-expose-statics --enable-maintainer-mode --enable-debug
+              make
+              cd test && make && $TEST_WRAP ./arestest -v $TEST_FILTER && cd ..
+              cd ..
+          fi
     - |
           if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "coverage" ]; then
               coveralls --gcov /usr/bin/gcov-4.8 --gcov-options '\-lp'