diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index b1e91dab..b37a0bcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         rust: [stable, beta, 1.56]
         features: [--all-features, ""]
+        target: [""]
         exclude:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             rust: beta
@@ -56,28 +57,48 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             rust: 1.56
             features: --features improved_unicode
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            rust: stable
+            features: --all-features
+            target: --target armv5te-unknown-linux-gnueabi
+            use-cross: true
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        id: rust-target
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const target = '${{ matrix.target }}'
+            if (target) {
+              const rustTarget = target.slice('--target'.length).trim()
+              core.setOutput('rust-target', rustTarget)
+            } else {
+              core.setOutput('rust-target', '')
+            }
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           profile: minimal
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
+          target: ${{ steps.rust-target.outputs.rust-target }}
           override: true
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
+          use-cross: ${{ matrix.use-cross }}
           command: build
-          args: --workspace --all-targets
+          args: --workspace --all-targets ${{ matrix.target }}
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
+          use-cross: ${{ matrix.use-cross }}
           command: test
-          args: --workspace
+          args: --workspace ${{ matrix.target }}
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
+          use-cross: ${{ matrix.use-cross }}
           command: test
-          args: --workspace ${{ matrix.features }}
+          args: --workspace ${{ matrix.features }} ${{ matrix.target }}
 
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest