diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 98721225f..4fa9f0b95 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ script:
     - make -s -C ./examples/default info-concurrency
     - git rebase riot/master || git rebase --abort
 
+    - ./dist/tools/whitespacecheck/check.sh master || exit
+
     - ./dist/tools/licenses/check.sh master --diff-filter=MR --error-exitcode=0 || exit
     - ./dist/tools/licenses/check.sh master --diff-filter=AC || exit