diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3a035fd2e..f00dc2f9b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ before_script:
     msp430-gcc --version
 
   ## Install avr toolchain
-  - sudo apt-get -qq install gcc-avr avr-libc
+  - $WGET http://atiselsts.github.io/resources/avr-gcc-4.9.2-compiled.tar.bz2 &&
+    tar xjf avr-gcc*.tar.bz2 -C /tmp/ &&
+    sudo cp -f -r /tmp/avr-gcc/* /usr/local/ &&
+    rm -rf /tmp/avr-gcc avr-gcc*.tar.bz2 &&
+    avr-gcc --version
 
   ## Install 32-bit compatibility libraries
   - sudo apt-get -qq install libc6:i386 libgcc1:i386 gcc-4.6-base:i386
@@ -140,3 +144,4 @@ env:
   - BUILD_TYPE='compile-nxp-ports' BUILD_CATEGORY='compile' BUILD_ARCH='jn516x'
   - BUILD_TYPE='slip-radio' MAKE_TARGETS='cooja'
   - BUILD_TYPE='llsec' MAKE_TARGETS='cooja'
+  - BUILD_TYPE='compile-avr' BUILD_CATEGORY='compile' BUILD_ARCH='avr-rss2'
diff --git a/regression-tests/23-compile-avr/Makefile b/regression-tests/23-compile-avr/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0904e2f37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression-tests/23-compile-avr/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+EXAMPLESDIR=../..
+TOOLSDIR=../../tools
+
+# build avr-rss2 examples, covering IPv6, RPL, Rime, Nullrdc, Contikimac
+
+EXAMPLES = \
+platform/avr-rss2/examples/hello-sensors/avr-rss2 \
+platform/avr-rss2/examples/ipv6/rpl-udp-report/avr-rss2 \
+platform/avr-rss2/examples/ipv6/rpl-border-router/avr-rss2 \
+examples/ipv6/rpl-udp/avr-rss2 \
+examples/powertrace/avr-rss2 \
+examples/rime/avr-rss2
+TOOLS=
+
+include ../Makefile.compile-test