diff --git a/helm/client_installed.sls b/helm/client_installed.sls
index c632b52..d1fc179 100644
--- a/helm/client_installed.sls
+++ b/helm/client_installed.sls
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     - user: root
     - group: root
   archive.extracted:
-    - source: https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-helm/helm-v{{ config.version }}-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - source: https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-helm/helm-v{{ config.version }}-{{ config.flavor }}.tar.gz
     - source_hash: {{ config.download_hash }}
     - archive_format: tar
     {%- if grains['saltversioninfo'] < [2016, 11] %}
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
     {%- else %}
     - options: v
     {%- endif %}
-    - if_missing: {{ constants.helm.tmp }}/linux-amd64/helm
+    - if_missing: {{ constants.helm.tmp }}/{{ config.flavor }}/helm
     - require:
       - file: {{ constants.helm.tmp }}
 
 {{ constants.helm.bin }}:
   file.managed:
-    - source: {{ constants.helm.tmp }}/linux-amd64/helm
+    - source: {{ constants.helm.tmp }}/{{ config.flavor }}/helm
     - mode: 555
     - user: root
     - group: root
diff --git a/helm/kubectl_installed.sls b/helm/kubectl_installed.sls
index 298c8e9..f7e0719 100644
--- a/helm/kubectl_installed.sls
+++ b/helm/kubectl_installed.sls
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 extract_kubectl:
   archive.extracted:
     - name: {{ constants.helm.tmp }}/kubectl/v{{ config.kubectl.version }}
-    - source: https://dl.k8s.io/v{{ config.kubectl.version }}/kubernetes-client-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - source: https://dl.k8s.io/v{{ config.kubectl.version }}/kubernetes-client-{{ config.flavor }}.tar.gz
     - source_hash: {{ config.kubectl.download_hash }}
     - archive_format: tar
     {%- if grains['saltversioninfo'] < [2016, 11] %}
diff --git a/helm/map.jinja b/helm/map.jinja
index 3c8e70c..794521a 100644
--- a/helm/map.jinja
+++ b/helm/map.jinja
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 helm:
   client:
     version: 2.6.2
+    flavor: linux-amd64
     download_hash: sha256=ba807d6017b612a0c63c093a954c7d63918d3e324bdba335d67b7948439dbca8
     # TODO: add parameter for binary installation flavor
     #
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 6ad80a9..bb0e2fa 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -7,14 +7,26 @@
     # version: 2.6.2
     
     #
+    # The flavor of the helm or kubectl binary to install, as informed by the
+    # target minion's OS. For available flavor names, peruse the listing of
+    # Helm binaries exposed at:
+    # 
+    #   https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-helm
+    #   
+    # Defaults to linux-amd64
+    #
+    # flavor: linux-amd64
+
+    #
     # The hash for the helm client binary. You must calculate the hash for the
-    # version of the binary you install. 
-    # Defaults to the SHA 256 hash for the helm-v2.6.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    # version and flavor of the binary you install (per the helm:client:flavor 
+    # configuration value)
+    # Defaults to the SHA 256 hash for the helm-v2.6.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz binary
     # 
     # 
     # The binary is downloaded from:
     # 
-    # https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-helm/helm-v[[ client.version ]]-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    # https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-helm/helm-v[[ client.version ]]-[[ client.flavor ]].tar.gz
     # 
     # Here is an example command you can use to calculate the sha256 hash for 
     # the binary:
@@ -67,12 +79,13 @@
 
       #
       # The hash for the kubectl binary version to install. You must calculate 
-      # the hash for the version of the binary you install. 
+      # the hash for the version and flavor of the binary you install (per the
+      # helm:client:flavor configuration value)
       # 
       # 
       # The binary is downloaded from:
       # 
-      # https://dl.k8s.io/v[[ client.kubectl.version ]]/kubernetes-client-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+      # https://dl.k8s.io/v[[ client.kubectl.version ]]/kubernetes-client-[[ client.flavor ]].tar.gz
       # 
       # 
       # Defaults to the SHA 256 hash for the Linux distribution of version 1.6.7
@@ -81,7 +94,7 @@
       # the binary:
       # 
       # ```
-      # shasum -a 256 /path/to/kubernetes-client-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+      # shasum -a 256 /path/to/kubernetes-client-[[ client.flavor ]].tar.gz
       # ```
       # 
       # download_hash: sha256=54947ef84181e89f9dbacedd54717cbed5cc7f9c36cb37bc8afc9097648e2c91