diff --git a/modules/aaa/mod_access_compat.c b/modules/aaa/mod_access_compat.c

index e9f1abe..b98bc05 100644

--- a/modules/aaa/mod_access_compat.c

+++ b/modules/aaa/mod_access_compat.c

@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ static const char *allow_cmd(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dv, const char *from,

     if (strcasecmp(from, "from"))

         return "allow and deny must be followed by 'from'";

+    s = ap_strchr(where, '#');

+    if (s) {

+        *s = '\0';

+    }

+

     a = (allowdeny *) apr_array_push(cmd->info ? d->allows : d->denys);

     a->x.from = where;

     a->limited = cmd->limited;