diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c8abc9d4d..cbd096fa1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ compiler:
     - gcc
     - clang
 
+env:
+    - BUILDTOOL=cmake
+    - BUILDTOOL=autotools
+
 before_script:
     - echo 'APT::Install-Recommends "false";' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf
     - sudo apt-get update -qq
@@ -12,12 +16,7 @@ before_script:
     - sudo pip install msgcheck pylint
 
 script:
-    - mkdir build
-    - cd build
-    - cmake .. -DENABLE_MAN=ON -DENABLE_DOC=ON
-    - make VERBOSE=1
-    - sudo make install
-    - cd ..
+    - ./scripts/build.sh
     - msgcheck po/*.po
     - pylint doc/docgen.py
 
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index f4efb8a1a..daac11bbc 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 ### common stuff
 ###
 
+DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0"); pwd)
+cd $DIR
+
 AUTOGEN_LOG=autogen.log
 
 err ()
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..19aaec439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Sébastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>
+#
+# This file is part of WeeChat, the extensible chat client.
+#
+# WeeChat is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# WeeChat is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with WeeChat.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+#
+# Build WeeChat with CMake or autotools, according to environment variable
+# $BUILDTOOL or first script argument (if given).
+#
+# This script is used to build WeeChat in Travis CI environment.
+#
+
+run ()
+{
+    echo "Running \"$@\"..."
+    eval $@
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "ERROR"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+BUILDDIR="build-tmp-$$"
+
+if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
+    BUILDTOOL=$1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$BUILDTOOL" ]; then
+    echo "Syntax: $0 cmake|autotools"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# create build directory
+mkdir $BUILDDIR || exit 1
+cd $BUILDDIR || exit 1
+
+if [ "$BUILDTOOL" = "cmake" ]; then
+    # build with CMake
+    run "cmake .. -DENABLE_MAN=ON -DENABLE_DOC=ON"
+    run "make VERBOSE=1"
+    run "sudo make install"
+fi
+
+if [ "$BUILDTOOL" = "autotools" ]; then
+    # build with autotools
+    run "../autogen.sh"
+    run "../configure --enable-man --enable-doc"
+    run "make"
+    run "sudo make install"
+fi