diff --git a/.htaccess.dist b/.htaccess.dist
index 5724a6e044..ec28dff859 100644
--- a/.htaccess.dist
+++ b/.htaccess.dist
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@
## make sure nobody gets the htaccess, README, COPYING or VERSION files
- Order allow,deny
- Deny from all
+
+ Require all denied
+
+
+ Order allow,deny
+ Deny from all
+
## Uncomment these rules if you want to have nice URLs using
diff --git a/bin/.htaccess b/bin/.htaccess
index 281d5c33db..5f279f1806 100644
--- a/bin/.htaccess
+++ b/bin/.htaccess
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
-order allow,deny
-deny from all
+
+ Require all denied
+
+
+ Order allow,deny
+ Deny from all
+
diff --git a/conf/.htaccess b/conf/.htaccess
index bcc3ea0bdd..b3ffca597c 100644
--- a/conf/.htaccess
+++ b/conf/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
## no access to the conf directory
-order allow,deny
-deny from all
+
+ Require all denied
+
+
+ Order allow,deny
+ Deny from all
+
diff --git a/data/.htaccess b/data/.htaccess
index 281d5c33db..5f279f1806 100644
--- a/data/.htaccess
+++ b/data/.htaccess
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
-order allow,deny
-deny from all
+
+ Require all denied
+
+
+ Order allow,deny
+ Deny from all
+
diff --git a/inc/.htaccess b/inc/.htaccess
index 2d9c357fff..2b34c725f6 100644
--- a/inc/.htaccess
+++ b/inc/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
## no access to the inc directory
-order allow,deny
-deny from all
+
+ Require all denied
+
+
+ Order allow,deny
+ Deny from all
+
diff --git a/inc/lang/.htaccess b/inc/lang/.htaccess
index 2d69be754f..2aaae02fd5 100644
--- a/inc/lang/.htaccess
+++ b/inc/lang/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
## no access to the lang directory
-order allow,deny
-deny from all
+
+ Require all denied
+
+
+ Order allow,deny
+ Deny from all
+