diff --git a/requests/api.py b/requests/api.py
index ef71d075..1ed6d861 100644
--- a/requests/api.py
+++ b/requests/api.py
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ def head(url, **kwargs):
     r"""Sends a HEAD request.
 
     :param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
-    :param \*\*kwargs: Optional arguments that ``request`` takes.
+    :param \*\*kwargs: Optional arguments that ``request`` takes. If
+        `allow_redirects` is not provided, it will be set to `False` (as
+        opposed to the default :meth:`request` behavior).
     :return: :class:`Response <Response>` object
     :rtype: requests.Response
     """