diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7b477d072..98f7da20f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1146,7 +1146,8 @@ script:
   - if [[ $CXXSTD == c++1z ]]; then
       CXXSTD=c++17;
     fi;
-  - cmake --target $TEST_SUITE -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$(echo $CXXSTD | sed 's/[^0-9]*//g') -DBUILD_WITH_CI_KNOWN_ISSUES_SUPPRESS=TRUE ..;
+  - cmake -DBUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$(echo $CXXSTD | sed 's/[^0-9]*//g') -DBUILD_WITH_CI_KNOWN_ISSUES_SUPPRESS=TRUE
+    ..;
 
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