diff --git a/Library/Contributions/examples/brew-audit.rb b/Library/Contributions/examples/brew-audit.rb
index 28e966f7c9..54d53d903b 100755
--- a/Library/Contributions/examples/brew-audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Contributions/examples/brew-audit.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def audit_formula_options f, text
 
   if options.length > 0
     options.each do |o|
+      next if o == '--HEAD'
       problems << " * Option #{o} is not documented" unless documented_options.include? o
     end
   end