diff --git a/build/tools/travis-ci.sh b/build/tools/travis-ci.sh
index 85d7d6c2dc..3d88b54116 100755
--- a/build/tools/travis-ci.sh
+++ b/build/tools/travis-ci.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ case $wxTOOLSET in
         echo -en 'travis_fold:end:script.build\\r'
 
         echo 'Building tests...' && echo -en 'travis_fold:start:script.tests\\r'
+        make -C tests $wxJOBS failtest
         make -C tests $wxJOBS
         echo -en 'travis_fold:end:script.tests\\r'
 
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.in b/tests/Makefile.in
index 6ac5346604..04f937e5db 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ failtest_weakref:
 	fi; \
 	exit 0
 
-.PHONY: failtest
+.PHONY: failtest failtest_combobox failtest_evthandler failtest_weakref
 
 # Include dependency info, if present:
 @IF_GNU_MAKE@-include ./.deps/*.d
diff --git a/tests/test.bkl b/tests/test.bkl
index 3349de542d..e1bf5e0ec5 100644
--- a/tests/test.bkl
+++ b/tests/test.bkl
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ failtest_weakref:
 	fi; \
 	exit 0
 
-.PHONY: failtest
+.PHONY: failtest failtest_combobox failtest_evthandler failtest_weakref
     </fragment>
 
 </makefile>