diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/resource_auditor.rb b/Library/Homebrew/resource_auditor.rb
index a8b54ee80c..f40af7ce9b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/resource_auditor.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/resource_auditor.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,21 @@ module Homebrew
       end
     end
 
+    def audit_head_branch
+      return if !@online || !@strict || spec_name != :head || !Utils::Git.remote_exists?(url)
+
+      branch = Utils.popen_read("git", "ls-remote", "--symref", url, "HEAD")
+                    .match(%r{ref: refs/heads/(.*?)\s+HEAD})[1]
+
+      return if branch == "master" && specs[:branch].blank? || branch == specs[:branch]
+
+      if branch == "master"
+        problem "Remove `branch: \"#{specs[:branch]}\"`"
+      else
+        problem "Use `branch: \"#{branch}\"` to specify the correct default branch"
+      end
+    end
+
     def problem(text)
       @problems << text
     end