diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3471081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+language: nix
+sudo: true # needed by the nix install
+script: ./tests/eval-test.sh
diff --git a/tests/eval-test.sh b/tests/eval-test.sh
index 00970b7..5be9103 100755
--- a/tests/eval-test.sh
+++ b/tests/eval-test.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ find=(find . -name default.nix)
 for profile in `${find[@]}`; do
     echo evaluating $profile >&2
 
-    nixos-rebuild \
-	-I nixos-config=tests/eval-test.nix \
-	-I nixos-hardware-profile=$profile \
-	dry-build
+    nix-build '<nixpkgs/nixos>' \
+        -I nixos-config=tests/eval-test.nix \
+        -I nixos-hardware-profile=$profile \
+        -A system \
+        --dry-run
 
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	exit 1