diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..211274170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+language: go
+
+go:
+  - 1.9.x
+  - master
+
+env:
+  - TRAVIS_GOOS=linux
+  - TRAVIS_GOOS=darwin
+  - TRAVIS_GOOS=windows
+
+script:
+# We want native versions of the tools.
+  - go get -u github.com/golang/lint/golint
+  - go get -u github.com/gordonklaus/ineffassign
+  - export GOOS=$TRAVIS_GOOS
+# FIXME: For non-linux GOOS, without running `go build -i`, vet fails with `vet: import failed: can't find import: fmt`...
+# Note that `go build -i` requires write permission to GOROOT. (So it is not called in Makefile)
+  - go build -i github.com/linuxkit/linuxkit/src/cmd/linuxkit
+  - make local-check
+  - make local-build
+  - if [ "$GOOS" = "linux" ]; then make local-test ; fi
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8684e1496..bdf988ced 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test-cross:
 
 .PHONY: local-check local-build local-test local
 local-check: $(LINUXKIT_DEPS)
-	@echo gofmt... && gofmt -s -l $(filter %.go,$(LINUXKIT_DEPS))
+	@echo gofmt... && o=$$(gofmt -s -l $(filter %.go,$(LINUXKIT_DEPS))) && if [ -n "$$o" ] ; then echo $$o ; exit 1 ; fi
 	@echo govet... && go tool vet -printf=false $(filter %.go,$(LINUXKIT_DEPS))
 	@echo golint... && set -e ; for i in $(filter %.go,$(LINUXKIT_DEPS)); do golint $$i ; done
 	@echo ineffassign... && ineffassign  $(filter %.go,$(LINUXKIT_DEPS))