diff --git a/Lib/http/client.py b/Lib/http/client.py
index b9246fd..2ddb014 100644
--- a/Lib/http/client.py
+++ b/Lib/http/client.py
@@ -487,6 +487,9 @@
         if self.fp is None:
             return b""
 
+        if self._method == "HEAD":
+            return b""
+
         if self.chunked:
             return self._read_chunked(amt)