diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b84dde4227f32..fbbdd311e6c35 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ matrix:
       env: RUN_PHPCS="yes" INSTALL_APCU="yes"
     - php: 7.0
       env: INSTALL_APCU="yes" INSTALL_APCU_BC_BETA="no" INSTALL_MEMCACHE="no" INSTALL_MEMCACHED="no" INSTALL_REDIS="no" # Disabled apcu_bc install until https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/5207 is resolved
+    - php: 7.1
+      env: INSTALL_APCU="yes" INSTALL_APCU_BC_BETA="no" INSTALL_MEMCACHE="no" INSTALL_MEMCACHED="no" INSTALL_REDIS="no" # Disabled apcu_bc install until https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/5207 is resolved
     - php: hhvm
       sudo: true
       dist: trusty
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ matrix:
         - redis-server
       env: INSTALL_APCU_BC_BETA="no" INSTALL_MEMCACHE="no" INSTALL_MEMCACHED="no" # Disabled items that currently do not work in travis-ci hhvm
   allow_failures:
+    - php: 7.1
     - php: hhvm
 
 services:
diff --git a/build/travis/phpenv/apcu-7.1.ini b/build/travis/phpenv/apcu-7.1.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..019901d1ba62c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/travis/phpenv/apcu-7.1.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+apc.enabled=true
+apc.enable_cli=true