diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_fcgi.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_fcgi.c
index d121e1b2bf5..c8eb5dbfa0c 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_fcgi.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_fcgi.c
@@ -348,10 +348,11 @@ static apr_status_t send_environment(proxy_conn_rec *conn, request_rec *r,
     fcgi_req_config_t *rconf = ap_get_module_config(r->request_config, &proxy_fcgi_module);
     fcgi_dirconf_t *dconf = ap_get_module_config(r->per_dir_config, &proxy_fcgi_module);
 
-    if (rconf) {
-       if (rconf->need_dirwalk) {
-          ap_directory_walk(r);
-       }
+    if (rconf && rconf->need_dirwalk) {
+        char *saved_filename = r->filename;
+        r->filename = r->uri;
+        ap_directory_walk(r);
+        r->filename = saved_filename;
     }
 
     /* Strip proxy: prefixes */