diff --git a/docs/topics/downloader-middleware.rst b/docs/topics/downloader-middleware.rst
index b184a629e..9eace3be0 100644
--- a/docs/topics/downloader-middleware.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/downloader-middleware.rst
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ REDIRECT_MAX_TIMES
 Default: ``20``
 
 The maximum number of redirections that will be followed for a single request.
-After this maximum, the request's response is returned as is.
+If maximum redirections are exceeded, the request is aborted and ignored.
 
 MetaRefreshMiddleware
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