diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 46df6dcdef..80f21f2082 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ matrix:
     - name: "linux-x64"
       os: linux
       dist: bionic
+    - name: "linux-x86"
+      os: linux
+      dist: bionic
+      env: EXTRA_FLAGS='target_cpu="x86"'
     - name: "linux-arm64"
       os: linux
       dist: bionic
diff --git a/src/get-clang.sh b/src/get-clang.sh
index 6856b8bae0..885c3a2e6f 100755
--- a/src/get-clang.sh
+++ b/src/get-clang.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ if [ "$ARCH" = Linux ]; then
       build_sysroot I386
       build_sysroot ARM
     ;;
+    x86)
+      build_sysroot I386
+    ;;
   esac
 fi
 
diff --git a/tests/basic.sh b/tests/basic.sh
index b813b88992..f27c51ea1e 100755
--- a/tests/basic.sh
+++ b/tests/basic.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if [ "$(uname)" = Linux ]; then
   case "$target_cpu" in
     arm64) naive="qemu-aarch64 -L src/build/linux/debian_sid_arm64-sysroot $naive";;
     arm) naive="qemu-arm -L src/build/linux/debian_sid_arm-sysroot $naive";;
+    x86) naive="qemu-i386 -L src/build/linux/debian_sid_i386-sysroot $naive";;
   esac
 fi