diff --git a/Lib/httplib.py b/Lib/httplib.py
index e5ef8b7..262d602 100644
--- a/Lib/httplib.py
+++ b/Lib/httplib.py
@@ -514,6 +514,9 @@
         if self.fp is None:
             return ''
 
+        if self._method == 'HEAD':
+            return ''
+
         if self.chunked:
             return self._read_chunked(amt)