diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 0361ecb..239db48 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -438,10 +438,9 @@ RUN \
 RUN \
   echo "**** grabbing x265 ****" && \
   mkdir -p /tmp/x265 && \
-  git clone \
-    --branch ${X265} \
-    https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265_git.git \
-    /tmp/x265
+  curl -Lf \
+    https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265_git/downloads/x265_${X265}.tar.gz | \
+    tar -zx --strip-components=1 -C /tmp/x265
 RUN \
   echo "**** compiling x265 ****" && \
   cd /tmp/x265/build/linux && \