diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 86dcde4eb7..7977a15cfb 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -338,11 +338,11 @@ lazy val publishSettings = Seq(
 ) ++ credentialSettings ++ sharedPublishSettings ++ sharedReleaseProcess
 
 // These aliases serialise the build for the benefit of Travis-CI.
-addCommandAlias("buildJVM", ";macrosJVM/compile;coreJVM/compile;coreJVM/test;lawsJVM/compile;freeJVM/compile;testsJVM/test;freeJVM/test;jvm/test;bench/test")
+addCommandAlias("buildJVM", ";macrosJVM/compile;coreJVM/compile;kernelLawsJVM/compile;lawsJVM/compile;freeJVM/compile;kernelLawsJVM/test;coreJVM/test;testsJVM/test;freeJVM/test;jvm/test;bench/test")
 
 addCommandAlias("validateJVM", ";scalastyle;buildJVM;makeSite")
 
-addCommandAlias("validateJS", ";macrosJS/compile;coreJS/compile;lawsJS/compile;testsJS/test;js/test")
+addCommandAlias("validateJS", ";macrosJS/compile;kernelJS/compile;coreJS/compile;kernelLawsJS/compile;lawsJS/compile;kernelLawsJS/test;testsJS/test;js/test")
 
 addCommandAlias("validate", ";validateJS;validateJVM")
 
diff --git a/kernel-laws/src/test/scala/cats/kernel/laws/LawTests.scala b/kernel-laws/src/test/scala/cats/kernel/laws/LawTests.scala
index d504f99114..b6e60c85a4 100644
--- a/kernel-laws/src/test/scala/cats/kernel/laws/LawTests.scala
+++ b/kernel-laws/src/test/scala/cats/kernel/laws/LawTests.scala
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class LawTests extends FunSuite with Discipline {
   laws[OrderLaws, List[HasPartialOrder[Int]]].check(_.partialOrder)
   laws[OrderLaws, Vector[HasPartialOrder[Int]]].check(_.partialOrder)
   laws[OrderLaws, Stream[HasPartialOrder[Int]]].check(_.partialOrder)
+  laws[OrderLaws, Set[Int]]("asMeetPartialOrder").check(_.partialOrder(Semilattice.asMeetPartialOrder[Set[Int]]))
+  laws[OrderLaws, Set[Int]]("asJoinPartialOrder").check(_.partialOrder(Semilattice.asJoinPartialOrder[Set[Int]]))
 
   laws[OrderLaws, Unit].check(_.order)
   laws[OrderLaws, Boolean].check(_.order)