diff --git a/manifests/mod/authz_default.pp b/manifests/mod/authz_default.pp
index e8c5f30d9f..e457774ae5 100644
--- a/manifests/mod/authz_default.pp
+++ b/manifests/mod/authz_default.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-class apache::mod::authz_default {
+class apache::mod::authz_default(
+    $apache_version = $::apache::apache_version
+) {
   if versioncmp($apache_version, '2.4') >= 0 {
     warning('apache::mod::authz_default has been removed in Apache 2.4')
   } else {