diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fe0ad2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+sudo: false
+
+language: c
+
+compiler:
+  - gcc
+  - clang
+
+addons:
+  apt:
+    packages:
+      - autopoint
+      - xsltproc
+
+script:
+ - ./autogen.sh --without-selinux --disable-man
+ - grep ENABLE_ config.status
+ - make
+
+# vim:et:ts=2:sw=2
diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
index 307eab54..4c340229 100644
--- a/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/Makefile.am
@@ -215,5 +215,4 @@ $(man_MANS):
 	@echo "Error: you need to run configure with '--enable-man'"
 	@echo "       in order to regenerate man pages."
 	@echo ""
-	@false
 endif
diff --git a/man/generate_mans.mak b/man/generate_mans.mak
index f0812969..a0721b85 100644
--- a/man/generate_mans.mak
+++ b/man/generate_mans.mak
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ clean-local:
 else
 $(man_MANS):
 	@echo you need to run configure with --enable-man to generate man pages
-	@false
 endif
 
 man8/grpconv.8 man8/grpunconv.8 man8/pwunconv.8: man8/pwconv.8
diff --git a/man/generate_translations.mak b/man/generate_translations.mak
index 1502422b..7d242cc9 100644
--- a/man/generate_translations.mak
+++ b/man/generate_translations.mak
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ include ../generate_mans.mak
 else
 $(man_MANS):
 	@echo you need to run configure with --enable-man to generate man pages
-	@false
 endif
 
 CLEANFILES = .xml2po.mo $(EXTRA_DIST) $(addsuffix .xml,$(EXTRA_DIST)) config.xml