diff --git a/doc/source/_templates/navbar.html b/doc/source/_templates/navbar.html
index c1bcfed0..333c5548 100644
--- a/doc/source/_templates/navbar.html
+++ b/doc/source/_templates/navbar.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <li><a href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}">Home</a></li>
-<li><a href="{{ pathto('download') }}">Download</a></li>
+<li><a href="/download.html">Download</a></li>
 <li><a href="/docs/dev/auto_examples">Gallery</a></li>
 <li><a href="/docs">Documentation</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/scikits-image/scikits-image">Source</a></li>