diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c948f4a6c0f..e195a1df821 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 language: cpp
-dist: bionic
+dist: focal
 addons:
   apt:
     sources:
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ jobs:
       arch: s390x
       compiler: gcc
       env: SUBTARGET=ci   MAME=mameci64
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      compiler: gcc
+      env: SUBTARGET=ci   MAME=mameci64
+  allow_failures:
+    - arch: ppc64le
+  fast_finish: true
 script:
   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == 'linux' ]; then
     if [ $CC == 'clang' ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/ci.lua b/scripts/target/mame/ci.lua
index 4be647c805f..d710f3a4ea9 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/ci.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/ci.lua
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ SOUNDS["VOTRAX"] = true
 SOUNDS["VOLT_REG"] = true
 SOUNDS["DMADAC"] = true
 SOUNDS["CDDA"] = true
+SOUNDS["POKEY"] = true
 
 --------------------------------------------------
 -- specify available video cores
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ MACHINES["Z80DAISY"] = true
 MACHINES["NETLIST"] = true
 MACHINES["IDECTRL"] = true
 MACHINES["PS2INTC"] = true
+MACHINES["ER2055"] = true
 
 --------------------------------------------------
 -- specify available bus cores
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ files{
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/kinst.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/audio/dcs.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/audio/dcs.h",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/akkaarrh.cpp",
 }
 end
 
diff --git a/src/mame/ci.lst b/src/mame/ci.lst
index b6bf8c4f9e0..84dde69fcb3 100644
--- a/src/mame/ci.lst
+++ b/src/mame/ci.lst
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ supertnk        // (c) 1981 VIDEO GAMES GmbH, W.-GERMANY
 wrally          // (c) 1993 - Ref 930705
 
 kinst           // (c) 1994 Rare
+
+akkaarrh        // (c) 1982 Atari (prototype)