diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.include b/boards/native/Makefile.include
index b7ec469086..982910e678 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.include
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 export DEBUGGER = gdb
-export TERMPROG = $(ELF)
+export TERMPROG ?= $(ELF)
 export FLASHER = true
 export VALGRIND ?= valgrind
 export CGANNOTATE ?= cg_annotate
diff --git a/dist/tools/travis-scripts/build_and_test.sh b/dist/tools/travis-scripts/build_and_test.sh
index b3a248512d..5588e6032f 100755
--- a/dist/tools/travis-scripts/build_and_test.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/travis-scripts/build_and_test.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ then
 
     if [ "$BUILDTEST_MCU_GROUP" == "x86" ]
     then
-        make -C ./tests/unittests all test BOARD=native || exit
+        make -C ./tests/unittests all-debug test BOARD=native TERMPROG='gdb -batch -ex r -ex bt $(ELF)' || exit
         # TODO:
         #   Reenable once https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/2300 is
         #   resolved: