diff --git a/lib/W3/PgCacheAdminEnvironment.php b/lib/W3/PgCacheAdminEnvironment.php
index 008108e..4a8e2e2 100644
--- a/lib/W3/PgCacheAdminEnvironment.php
+++ b/lib/W3/PgCacheAdminEnvironment.php
@@ -1141,11 +1141,23 @@ private function rules_cache_generate_apache($config) {
 
             // allow to read files by apache if they are blocked at some level above
             $rules .= "<Files ~ \"\.(html|html_gzip|xml|xml_gzip)$\">\n";
-            $rules .= "  <IfModule mod_authz_host.c>\n";
-            $rules .= "    Require all granted\n";
+            $rules .= "  <IfModule mod_version.c>\n";
+            $rules .= "    <IfVersion < 2.4>\n";
+            $rules .= "      Order Allow,Deny\n";
+            $rules .= "      Allow from All\n";
+            $rules .= "    </IfVersion>\n";
+            $rules .= "    <IfVersion >= 2.4>\n";
+            $rules .= "      Require all granted\n";
+            $rules .= "    </IfVersion>\n";
             $rules .= "  </IfModule>\n";
-            $rules .= "  <IfModule !mod_authz_host.c>\n";
-            $rules .= "    Allow from all\n";
+            $rules .= "  <IfModule !mod_version.c>\n";
+            $rules .= "    <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>\n";
+            $rules .= "      Order Allow,Deny\n";
+            $rules .= "      Allow from All\n";
+            $rules .= "    </IfModule>\n";
+            $rules .= "    <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>\n";
+            $rules .= "      Require all granted\n";
+            $rules .= "    </IfModule>\n";
             $rules .= "  </IfModule>\n";
             $rules .= "</Files>\n";