diff --git a/lam/.htaccess b/lam/.htaccess
index 5f3414bc..2535cb5c 100644
--- a/lam/.htaccess
+++ b/lam/.htaccess
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <Files *>
   Options +FollowSymLinks
-  <IfVersion < 2.3>
+  <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
     Order allow,deny
     Allow from all
-  </IfVersion>
-  <IfVersion >= 2.3>
+  </IfModule>
+  <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     Require all granted
-  </IfVersion>
+  </IfModule>
   DirectoryIndex index.html
 </Files>
diff --git a/lam/config/.htaccess b/lam/config/.htaccess
index 8334f2cd..7066d5e0 100644
--- a/lam/config/.htaccess
+++ b/lam/config/.htaccess
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Files *>
-  <IfVersion < 2.3>
+  <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
     Order allow,deny
     Deny from all
-  </IfVersion>
-  <IfVersion >= 2.3>
+  </IfModule>
+  <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     Require all denied
-  </IfVersion>
+  </IfModule>
 </Files>
diff --git a/lam/help/.htaccess b/lam/help/.htaccess
index 8334f2cd..7066d5e0 100644
--- a/lam/help/.htaccess
+++ b/lam/help/.htaccess
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Files *>
-  <IfVersion < 2.3>
+  <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
     Order allow,deny
     Deny from all
-  </IfVersion>
-  <IfVersion >= 2.3>
+  </IfModule>
+  <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     Require all denied
-  </IfVersion>
+  </IfModule>
 </Files>
diff --git a/lam/lib/.htaccess b/lam/lib/.htaccess
index 8334f2cd..7066d5e0 100644
--- a/lam/lib/.htaccess
+++ b/lam/lib/.htaccess
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Files *>
-  <IfVersion < 2.3>
+  <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
     Order allow,deny
     Deny from all
-  </IfVersion>
-  <IfVersion >= 2.3>
+  </IfModule>
+  <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     Require all denied
-  </IfVersion>
+  </IfModule>
 </Files>
diff --git a/lam/locale/.htaccess b/lam/locale/.htaccess
index 8334f2cd..7066d5e0 100644
--- a/lam/locale/.htaccess
+++ b/lam/locale/.htaccess
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Files *>
-  <IfVersion < 2.3>
+  <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
     Order allow,deny
     Deny from all
-  </IfVersion>
-  <IfVersion >= 2.3>
+  </IfModule>
+  <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     Require all denied
-  </IfVersion>
+  </IfModule>
 </Files>
diff --git a/lam/sess/.htaccess b/lam/sess/.htaccess
index 8334f2cd..7066d5e0 100644
--- a/lam/sess/.htaccess
+++ b/lam/sess/.htaccess
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Files *>
-  <IfVersion < 2.3>
+  <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
     Order allow,deny
     Deny from all
-  </IfVersion>
-  <IfVersion >= 2.3>
+  </IfModule>
+  <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     Require all denied
-  </IfVersion>
+  </IfModule>
 </Files>
diff --git a/lam/tmp/internal/.htaccess b/lam/tmp/internal/.htaccess
index 8334f2cd..7066d5e0 100644
--- a/lam/tmp/internal/.htaccess
+++ b/lam/tmp/internal/.htaccess
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Files *>
-  <IfVersion < 2.3>
+  <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
     Order allow,deny
     Deny from all
-  </IfVersion>
-  <IfVersion >= 2.3>
+  </IfModule>
+  <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     Require all denied
-  </IfVersion>
+  </IfModule>
 </Files>