diff --git a/Lib/httplib.py b/Lib/httplib.py
index 43c8797..5eb3f0d 100644
--- a/Lib/httplib.py
+++ b/Lib/httplib.py
@@ -524,6 +524,9 @@
         if self.fp is None:
             return ''
 
+        if self._method == 'HEAD':
+            return ''
+
         if self.chunked:
             return self._read_chunked(amt)