diff --git a/phpBB/.htaccess b/phpBB/.htaccess
index 61bd4249e3..68021177f2 100644
--- a/phpBB/.htaccess
+++ b/phpBB/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Options +FollowSymLinks
+
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
 RewriteEngine on