diff --git a/.travis/script.sh b/.travis/script.sh
index b0a025d83..bb1c7c4fa 100755
--- a/.travis/script.sh
+++ b/.travis/script.sh
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ build_samr21() {
         --disable-tests || die
     make -j 8 || die
 
-    export CPPFLAGS=-DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_ENABLE_TIME_SYNC=1
+    export CPPFLAGS="-DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_ENABLE_TIME_SYNC=1 -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_ENABLE_ANNOUNCE_SENDER=1"
 
     git checkout -- . || die
     git clean -xfd || die
diff --git a/src/core/thread/announce_sender.cpp b/src/core/thread/announce_sender.cpp
index 7349569f6..cb2f45a9e 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/announce_sender.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/announce_sender.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void AnnounceSender::CheckState(void)
         ExitNow();
     }
 
-    SuccessOrExit(Get<MeshCoP::ActiveDataset>().GetChannelMask(channelMask) == OT_ERROR_NONE, Stop());
+    VerifyOrExit(Get<MeshCoP::ActiveDataset>().GetChannelMask(channelMask) == OT_ERROR_NONE, Stop());
 
     period = interval / channelMask.GetNumberOfChannels();