diff --git a/django/http/request.py b/django/http/request.py
index 66809a74ed..083bf2d80f 100644
--- a/django/http/request.py
+++ b/django/http/request.py
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ class HttpRequest:
             'request.is_ajax() is deprecated. See Django 3.1 release notes '
             'for more details about this deprecation.',
             RemovedInDjango40Warning,
+            stacklevel=2,
         )
         return self.META.get('HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH') == 'XMLHttpRequest'