diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13a6109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+language: cpp
+compiler:
+- clang
+- gcc
+os:
+- linux
+sudo: false
+before_install:
+- echo $LANG
+- echo $LC_ALL
+script:
+- ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make -j 4 check
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c00e136..0746a16 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ nodist_pkgconfig_DATA = snappy.pc
 
 libtool: $(LIBTOOL_DEPS)
 	$(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
+
+# Needed by autoconf because we use README.md instead of README.
+# See http://stackoverflow.com/q/15013672/
+README: README.md
+	cat $< > $@.tmp