diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 86a2de6b94..ebb28b0887 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ ErrorDocument 404 /core/templates/404.php
 php_value upload_max_filesize 512M
 php_value post_max_size 512M
 php_value memory_limit 512M
-SetEnv htaccessWorking true
+<IfModule env_module>
+  SetEnv htaccessWorking true
+</IfModule>
 </IfModule>
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
 RewriteEngine on