diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 73759c910..c23efd7d5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ matrix:
     - env: BUILD_TARGET="arm-gcc54"
       os: linux
       compiler: gcc
+    - env: BUILD_TARGET="arm-gcc63"
+      os: linux
+      compiler: gcc
     - env: BUILD_TARGET="posix" CC="clang" CXX="clang++"
       os: linux
       compiler: clang
diff --git a/.travis/before_install.sh b/.travis/before_install.sh
index 334cb247b..9c132450f 100755
--- a/.travis/before_install.sh
+++ b/.travis/before_install.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ cd /tmp || die
         arm-none-eabi-gcc --version || die
     }
 
+    [ $BUILD_TARGET != arm-gcc63 ] || {
+        wget https://github.com/foss-for-synopsys-dwc-arc-processors/toolchain/releases/download/arc-2017.03-rc2/arc_gnu_2017.03-rc2_prebuilt_elf32_le_linux_install.tar.gz || die
+        tar xzf arc_gnu_2017.03-rc2_prebuilt_elf32_le_linux_install.tar.gz
+        export PATH=/tmp/arc_gnu_2017.03-rc2_prebuilt_elf32_le_linux_install/bin:$PATH || die
+        arc-elf32-gcc --version || die
+    }
+
     [ $BUILD_TARGET != posix-32-bit ] || {
         sudo apt-get install g++-multilib || die
     }
diff --git a/.travis/script.sh b/.travis/script.sh
index 7aa1d1bf7..00034cd14 100755
--- a/.travis/script.sh
+++ b/.travis/script.sh
@@ -123,6 +123,19 @@ set -x
     arm-none-eabi-size  output/cc2650/bin/ot-ncp-mtd || die
 }
 
+[ $BUILD_TARGET != arm-gcc63 ] || {
+    export PATH=/tmp/arc_gnu_2017.03-rc2_prebuilt_elf32_le_linux_install/bin:$PATH || die
+
+    git checkout -- . || die
+    git clean -xfd || die
+    ./bootstrap || die
+    COMMISSIONER=1 JOINER=1 DHCP6_CLIENT=1 DHCP6_SERVER=1 DNS_CLIENT=1 make -f examples/Makefile-emsk || die
+    arc-elf32-size  output/emsk/bin/ot-cli-ftd || die
+    arc-elf32-size  output/emsk/bin/ot-cli-mtd || die
+    arc-elf32-size  output/emsk/bin/ot-ncp-ftd || die
+    arc-elf32-size  output/emsk/bin/ot-ncp-mtd || die
+}
+
 [ $BUILD_TARGET != posix ] || {
     sh -c '$CC --version' || die
     sh -c '$CXX --version' || die
diff --git a/examples/Makefile-emsk b/examples/Makefile-emsk
index 250f8cef5..75c6f035f 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile-emsk
+++ b/examples/Makefile-emsk
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ ResultPath                      = output
 TopResultDir                    = $(ResultPath)
 AbsTopResultDir                 = $(PWD)/$(TopResultDir)
 
-TargetTuple                     = arc-elf32
+TargetTuple                     = emsk
 
 ARCHS                           = arcem11d