diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 39fd89e04..e9c4de14d 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ AddType audio/ogg .oga
 
 # don't allow any web access to logfiles, even after rotation/compression
 <FilesMatch "\.(out|log|gz)$">
-Deny from all
+  <IfModule !mod_access_compat.c>
+    Require all denied
+  </IfModule>
+  <IfModule mod_access_compat.c>
+    Order deny,allow
+    Deny from all
+  </IfModule>
 </FilesMatch>
 
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
@@ -22,6 +28,4 @@ Deny from all
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L,QSA]
-
 </IfModule>
-
diff --git a/util/.htaccess b/util/.htaccess
index b311c14c2..333a08d40 100644
--- a/util/.htaccess
+++ b/util/.htaccess
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 Options -Indexes
 
-# Remove the following line or modify it to run the string translator utility
-Deny from all
-
+# Remove the following lines or modify it to run the string translator utility
+<IfModule !mod_access_compat.c>
+  Require all denied
+</IfModule>
+<IfModule mod_access_compat.c>
+  Order deny,allow
+  Deny from all
+</IfModule>
diff --git a/view/.htaccess b/view/.htaccess
index 559a5fcc0..115be49c0 100644
--- a/view/.htaccess
+++ b/view/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 <FilesMatch "\.tpl">
-Deny from all
-</FilesMatch>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <IfModule !mod_access_compat.c>
+    Require all denied
+  </IfModule>
+  <IfModule mod_access_compat.c>
+    Order deny,allow
+    Deny from all
+  </IfModule>
+</FilesMatch>