diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1229e6e689..e319f095b1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/stm32
         - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/stm32 BOARD=PYBV11 MICROPY_PY_WIZNET5K=5200 MICROPY_PY_CC3K=1
         - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/stm32 BOARD=PYBD_SF2
-        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/stm32 BOARD=STM32F769DISC
+        - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/stm32 BOARD=STM32F769DISC CFLAGS_EXTRA='-DMICROPY_PY_THREAD=1'
         - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/stm32 BOARD=STM32L476DISC
         - make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/stm32/mboot BOARD=PYBD_SF6