diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/binaries.rst b/docs/sources/installation/binaries.rst
index 7ba8c596ef..c31e19acc4 100644
--- a/docs/sources/installation/binaries.rst
+++ b/docs/sources/installation/binaries.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ 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
 ---------------------
diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/mac.rst b/docs/sources/installation/mac.rst
index 5139324d0b..9ce3961f7e 100644
--- a/docs/sources/installation/mac.rst
+++ b/docs/sources/installation/mac.rst
@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@ Run the following commands to get it downloaded and set up:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    # Get the file
-    curl -o docker https://get.docker.io/builds/Darwin/x86_64/docker-latest
-
-    # Mark it executable
-    chmod +x docker
+    # Get the docker client file
+    DIR=$(mktemp -d ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/dockerdl.XXXXXXX) && \
+    curl -f -o $DIR/ld.tgz https://get.docker.io/builds/Darwin/x86_64/docker-latest.tgz && \
+    gunzip $DIR/ld.tgz && \
+    tar xvf $DIR/ld.tar -C $DIR/ && \
+    cp $DIR/usr/local/bin/docker ./docker
 
     # Set the environment variable for the docker daemon
     export DOCKER_HOST=tcp://127.0.0.1:4243