diff --git a/docs/sd_configs.md b/docs/sd_configs.md
index 12b81c6b04..a5b9fa25da 100644
--- a/docs/sd_configs.md
+++ b/docs/sd_configs.md
@@ -1607,4 +1607,8 @@ and in the majority of [supported service discovery configs](#supported-service-
     # proxy_headers:
     # - "HeaderName1: HeaderValue"
     # - "HeaderNameN: HeaderValueN"
+
+    # follow_redirects can be used for disallowing HTTP redirects.
+    # By default HTTP redirects are followed.
+    # follow_redirects: false
 ```
diff --git a/lib/promscrape/discoveryutils/client.go b/lib/promscrape/discoveryutils/client.go
index eaeb570664..e5a51dcd6d 100644
--- a/lib/promscrape/discoveryutils/client.go
+++ b/lib/promscrape/discoveryutils/client.go
@@ -143,12 +143,11 @@ func NewClient(apiServer string, ac *promauth.Config, proxyURL *proxy.URL, proxy
 		}
 	}
 	if httpCfg.FollowRedirects != nil && !*httpCfg.FollowRedirects {
-		client.CheckRedirect = func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
-			return http.ErrUseLastResponse
-		}
-		blockingClient.CheckRedirect = func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
+		checkRedirect := func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
 			return http.ErrUseLastResponse
 		}
+		client.CheckRedirect = checkRedirect
+		blockingClient.CheckRedirect = checkRedirect
 	}
 	setHTTPProxyHeaders := func(req *http.Request) {}
 	if proxyAC != nil {