diff --git a/phpBB/web.config b/phpBB/web.config
index 99a1fe6023..c7a1240453 100644
--- a/phpBB/web.config
+++ b/phpBB/web.config
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+	<configSections>
+		<sectionGroup name="system.webServer" >
+			<sectionGroup name="rewrite">
+				<section name="rules" overrideModeDefault="Allow" />
+			</sectionGroup>
+		</sectionGroup>
+	</configSections>
 	<system.webServer>
 		<rewrite>
 			<rules>