diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a49fff1..be787c4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 sudo: false
+arch:
+  - amd64
+  - ppc64le
+
 language: go
 go:
   - "1.9.x"
@@ -9,6 +13,13 @@ matrix:
   fast_finish: true
   allow_failures:
     - go: tip
+  exclude:
+  # race and msan are unsupported on 1.9.x and 1.10.x for PPC64LE
+    - arch: ppc64le
+      go: "1.9.x"
+    - arch: ppc64le
+      go: "1.10.x"
+      
 install:
   - # Do nothing. This is needed to prevent default install action "go get -t -v ./..." from happening here (we want it to happen inside script step).
 script: