diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b4083a69b5..5e7421a5ad 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ matrix:
              use_allocator="none" use_allocator_shim=false
              custom_toolchain="//build/toolchain/linux:clang_arm_openwrt"'
            OPENWRT_FLAGS='arch=arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4 release=19.07.3 gcc_ver=7.5.0 target=ipq806x subtarget=generic abi=musl_eabi'
+    - name: "openwrt-arm_cortex-a9"
+      os: linux
+      dist: bionic
+      env: EXTRA_FLAGS='
+             target_cpu="arm"
+             arm_version=0 arm_cpu="cortex-a9" arm_float_abi="soft" arm_use_neon=false
+             use_allocator="none" use_allocator_shim=false
+             custom_toolchain="//build/toolchain/linux:clang_arm_openwrt"'
+           OPENWRT_FLAGS='arch=arm_cortex-a9 release=19.07.3 gcc_ver=7.5.0 target=bcm53xx subtarget=generic abi=musl_eabi'
     - name: "osx"
       os: osx
       osx_image: xcode11.3