diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 03e6c7cd87..343c065ac9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ docs: ## build the docs
 gccgo: build-gccgo ## build the gcc-go linux binaries
 	$(DOCKER_FLAGS) "$(DOCKER_IMAGE)-gccgo" hack/make.sh gccgo
 
+install: ## install the linux binaries
+	KEEPBUNDLE=1 hack/make.sh install-binary
+
 rpm: build ## build the rpm packages
 	$(DOCKER_RUN_DOCKER) hack/make.sh dynbinary build-rpm
 
diff --git a/hack/make.sh b/hack/make.sh
index bbe8a9a4df..958e210e46 100755
--- a/hack/make.sh
+++ b/hack/make.sh
@@ -333,6 +333,19 @@ copy_containerd() {
 	fi
 }
 
+install_binary() {
+	file="$1"
+	target="${DOCKER_MAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:=/usr/local}/bin/"
+	if [ "$(go env GOOS)" == "linux" ]; then
+		echo "Installing $(basename $file) to ${target}"
+		cp -L "$file" "$target"
+	else
+		echo "Install is only supported on linux"
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+
 main() {
 	# We want this to fail if the bundles already exist and cannot be removed.
 	# This is to avoid mixing bundles from different versions of the code.
diff --git a/hack/make/.binary-setup b/hack/make/.binary-setup
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90c8a336ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/make/.binary-setup
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+DOCKER_CLIENT_BINARY_NAME='docker'
+DOCKER_DAEMON_BINARY_NAME='dockerd'
diff --git a/hack/make/binary b/hack/make/binary
index 53190fbcbd..88b22cd462 100644
--- a/hack/make/binary
+++ b/hack/make/binary
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
+rm -rf "$DEST"
 
 # This script exists as backwards compatibility for CI
 (
diff --git a/hack/make/binary-client b/hack/make/binary-client
index ca4d421f85..ac3d6d57b1 100644
--- a/hack/make/binary-client
+++ b/hack/make/binary-client
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+[ -z "$KEEPDEST" ] && \
+	rm -rf "$DEST"
+
 (
-	export BINARY_SHORT_NAME='docker'
+	source "${MAKEDIR}/.binary-setup"
+	export BINARY_SHORT_NAME="$DOCKER_CLIENT_BINARY_NAME"
 	export SOURCE_PATH='./cmd/docker'
 	source "${MAKEDIR}/.binary"
 )
diff --git a/hack/make/binary-daemon b/hack/make/binary-daemon
index 66eba8938f..bf2fb7b2ca 100644
--- a/hack/make/binary-daemon
+++ b/hack/make/binary-daemon
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+[ -z "$KEEPDEST" ] && \
+	rm -rf "$DEST"
+
 (
-	export BINARY_SHORT_NAME='dockerd'
+	source "${MAKEDIR}/.binary-setup"
+	export BINARY_SHORT_NAME="$DOCKER_DAEMON_BINARY_NAME"
 	export SOURCE_PATH='./cmd/dockerd'
 	source "${MAKEDIR}/.binary"
 	copy_containerd "$DEST" 'hash'
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
diff --git a/hack/make/cross b/hack/make/cross
index 162458a3b1..a96bfd2c20 100644
--- a/hack/make/cross
+++ b/hack/make/cross
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ fi
 
 for platform in $DOCKER_CROSSPLATFORMS; do
 	(
+		export KEEPDEST=1
 		export DEST="$DEST/$platform" # bundles/VERSION/cross/GOOS/GOARCH/docker-VERSION
 		mkdir -p "$DEST"
 		ABS_DEST="$(cd "$DEST" && pwd -P)"
@@ -28,14 +29,14 @@ for platform in $DOCKER_CROSSPLATFORMS; do
 		export GOARCH=${platform##*/}
 
 		if [ -z "${daemonSupporting[$platform]}" ]; then
-            # we just need a simple client for these platforms
+			# we just need a simple client for these platforms
 			export LDFLAGS_STATIC_DOCKER=""
-            # remove the "daemon" build tag from platforms that aren't supported
-            export BUILDFLAGS=( "${ORIG_BUILDFLAGS[@]/ daemon/}" )
-		    source "${MAKEDIR}/binary-client"
-        else
-		    source "${MAKEDIR}/binary-client"
-		    source "${MAKEDIR}/binary-daemon"
+			# remove the "daemon" build tag from platforms that aren't supported
+			export BUILDFLAGS=( "${ORIG_BUILDFLAGS[@]/ daemon/}" )
+			source "${MAKEDIR}/binary-client"
+		else
+			source "${MAKEDIR}/binary-client"
+			source "${MAKEDIR}/binary-daemon"
 		fi
 	)
 done
diff --git a/hack/make/install-binary b/hack/make/install-binary
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82cbc79933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/make/install-binary
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+rm -rf "$DEST"
+
+(
+	source "${MAKEDIR}/install-binary-client"
+)
+
+(
+	source "${MAKEDIR}/install-binary-daemon"
+)
diff --git a/hack/make/install-binary-client b/hack/make/install-binary-client
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c80452659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/make/install-binary-client
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+rm -rf "$DEST"
+
+(
+	DEST="$(dirname $DEST)/binary-client"
+	source "${MAKEDIR}/.binary-setup"
+	install_binary "${DEST}/${DOCKER_CLIENT_BINARY_NAME}"
+)
diff --git a/hack/make/install-binary-daemon b/hack/make/install-binary-daemon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36b6c5e95a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/make/install-binary-daemon
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+rm -rf "$DEST"
+
+(
+	DEST="$(dirname $DEST)/binary-daemon"
+	source "${MAKEDIR}/.binary-setup"
+	install_binary "${DEST}/${DOCKER_DAEMON_BINARY_NAME}"
+)
diff --git a/hack/make/tgz b/hack/make/tgz
index 9145f5d127..5b1663256b 100644
--- a/hack/make/tgz
+++ b/hack/make/tgz
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ fi
 for d in "$CROSS/"*/*; do
 	export GOARCH="$(basename "$d")"
 	export GOOS="$(basename "$(dirname "$d")")"
-	BINARY_NAME="docker-$VERSION"
-	DAEMON_BINARY_NAME="dockerd-$VERSION"
+
+	source "${MAKEDIR}/.binary-setup"
+
+	BINARY_NAME="${DOCKER_CLIENT_BINARY_NAME}-$VERSION"
+	DAEMON_BINARY_NAME="${DOCKER_DAEMON_BINARY_NAME}-$VERSION"
 	BINARY_EXTENSION="$(export GOOS && binary_extension)"
 	if [ "$GOOS" = 'windows' ]; then
 		# if windows use a zip, not tgz
@@ -40,9 +43,9 @@ for d in "$CROSS/"*/*; do
 
 	# Copy the correct docker binary
 	mkdir -p $TAR_PATH
-	cp -L "$d/$BINARY_FULLNAME" "$TAR_PATH/docker$BINARY_EXTENSION"
+	cp -L "$d/$BINARY_FULLNAME" "$TAR_PATH/${DOCKER_CLIENT_BINARY_NAME}${BINARY_EXTENSION}"
 	if [ -f "$d/$DAEMON_BINARY_FULLNAME" ]; then
-		cp -L "$d/$DAEMON_BINARY_FULLNAME" "$TAR_PATH/dockerd$BINARY_EXTENSION"
+		cp -L "$d/$DAEMON_BINARY_FULLNAME" "$TAR_PATH/${DOCKER_DAEMON_BINARY_NAME}${BINARY_EXTENSION}"
 	fi
 
 	# copy over all the containerd binaries