diff --git a/fastapi/exception_handlers.py b/fastapi/exception_handlers.py
index 6c8db3d00aa45..1872cbf2613e5 100644
--- a/fastapi/exception_handlers.py
+++ b/fastapi/exception_handlers.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 async def http_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: HTTPException) -> Response:
     headers = getattr(exc, "headers", None)
     if not is_body_allowed_for_status_code(exc.status_code):
-        return Response(status_code=exc.status_code, headers=exc.headers)
+        return Response(status_code=exc.status_code, headers=headers)
     if headers:
         return JSONResponse(
             {"detail": exc.detail}, status_code=exc.status_code, headers=headers