diff --git a/Tools/ci/build.cmd b/Tools/ci/build.cmd
index 193c557a19..325c961690 100644
--- a/Tools/ci/build.cmd
+++ b/Tools/ci/build.cmd
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ cd /d %SMING_PROJECTS_DIR%/samples/Basic_Blink
 make help
 make list-config
 
+REM HostTests should build and run on all architectures
+%MAKE_PARALLEL% -C "%SMING_PROJECTS_DIR%/tests/HostTests"
+
+REM Start Arch-specific tests
 cd /d %SMING_HOME%
 call Arch\%SMING_ARCH%\Tools\ci\build.run.cmd || goto :error
 goto :EOF