diff --git a/src/Silex/Provider/SecurityServiceProvider.php b/src/Silex/Provider/SecurityServiceProvider.php
index 57e93f6ae..aefe018dc 100644
--- a/src/Silex/Provider/SecurityServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Silex/Provider/SecurityServiceProvider.php
@@ -334,8 +334,17 @@ public function register(Container $app)
             foreach ($app['security.access_rules'] as $rule) {
                 if (is_string($rule[0])) {
                     $rule[0] = new RequestMatcher($rule[0]);
+                } elseif (is_array($rule[0])) {
+                    $rule[0] += [
+                        'path' => null,
+                        'host' => null,
+                        'methods' => null,
+                        'ips' => null,
+                        'attributes' => null,
+                        'schemes' => null,
+                    ];
+                    $rule[0] = new RequestMatcher($rule[0]['path'], $rule[0]['host'], $rule[0]['methods'], $rule[0]['ips'], $rule[0]['attributes'], $rule[0]['schemes']);
                 }
-
                 $map->add($rule[0], (array) $rule[1], isset($rule[2]) ? $rule[2] : null);
             }