diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d226c5e6e38d..f7a05d36d2c3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git:
 before_install:
   - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -y python-ply python-git libelf-dev codespell sparse fakeroot gcc-7 g++-7
+  - sudo apt-get install -y python-ply python-git libelf-dev codespell sparse fakeroot gcc-7 g++-7 gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
   - sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-7 70 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-7
   - git clone https://github.com/thesofproject/kconfig.git
 
@@ -47,3 +47,9 @@ jobs:
         - make defconfig
         - scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh .config kconfig/base-defconfig kconfig/sst-defconfig
         - KCFLAGS="-Wall -Werror" make -j`getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN`
+    - name: "BUILD SOF Kernel arm64"
+      script:
+        - export ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=/usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-
+        - make defconfig
+        - scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh .config kconfig/nobloat-imx-defconfig kconfig/sof-defconfig
+        - KCFLAGS="-Wall -Werror" make -j`getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN`