diff --git a/apache/mod_proxy_balancer.pl b/apache/mod_proxy_balancer.pl
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+# Only exists to detect this module, as it adds no directives
+
+sub mod_proxy_balancer_directives
+{
+$rv = [ ];
+return &make_directives($rv, $_[0], "mod_proxy_balancer");
+}
+
+