diff --git a/requests/models.py b/requests/models.py
index 10c85876..9c768b5f 100644
--- a/requests/models.py
+++ b/requests/models.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class Request(object):
 
         if r.status_code in REDIRECT_STATI and not self.redirect:
 
-            while (('location' in r.headers) and
+            while (('location' in r.headers and r.status_code in REDIRECT_STATI) and
                    ((r.status_code is codes.see_other) or (self.allow_redirects))):
 
                 r.content  # Consume socket so it can be released