diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/binaries.rst b/docs/sources/installation/binaries.rst
index bfdfbe211f..fe03d21859 100644
--- a/docs/sources/installation/binaries.rst
+++ b/docs/sources/installation/binaries.rst
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ Get the docker binary:
     wget https://get.docker.io/builds/Linux/x86_64/docker-latest -O docker
     chmod +x docker
 
+.. note::
+    If you have trouble downloading the binary, you can also get the smaller
+    compressed release file: https://get.docker.io/builds/Linux/x86_64/docker-latest.tgz
 
 Run the docker daemon
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