diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8f6a270..ba1c536 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ matrix:
             - gcc-powerpc64le-linux-gnu
             - libc6-ppc64el-cross
             - libc6-dev-ppc64el-cross
-            - qemu-user-static
+            - qemu-user
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-apple-darwin
       os: osx
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
diff --git a/ci/env.sh b/ci/env.sh
index 0bfc810..29707a4 100644
--- a/ci/env.sh
+++ b/ci/env.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ case $TARGET in
         ;;
     powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu)
         export PREFIX=powerpc64le-linux-gnu-
+        export QEMU=qemu-ppc64le
         export QEMU_LD_PREFIX=/usr/powerpc64le-linux-gnu
         ;;
 esac
diff --git a/ci/script.sh b/ci/script.sh
index c1748fc..0249a53 100644
--- a/ci/script.sh
+++ b/ci/script.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@ run_tests() {
         export RUST_TEST_THREADS=1
     fi
 
-    cargo test --target $TARGET
-    cargo test --target $TARGET --release
+    if [[ $QEMU ]]; then
+        cargo test --target $TARGET --no-run
+        $QEMU target/**/debug/rustc_builtins-*
+        cargo test --target $TARGET --release --no-run
+        $QEMU target/**/release/rustc_builtins-*
+    else
+        cargo test --target $TARGET
+        cargo test --target $TARGET --release
+    fi
 }
 
 inspect() {