diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9c52eab605..3af2793842 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ script:
   - mkdir BUILD && doxygen doxyfile_options
   - |
     [ -z "`doxygen doxyfile_options 2>&1`" ]
+  - find -name "*.a" -and -not -name "lib*.a"
+  - |
+    [ -z '`find -name "*.a" -and -not -name "lib*.a"`' ]
   - make -C events/equeue test clean
   - PYTHONPATH=. python tools/test/config_test/config_test.py
   - PYTHONPATH=. python tools/test/build_api/build_api_test.py