--- server/core.c	(revision 683144)
+++ server/core.c	(working copy)
@@ -1759,6 +1759,8 @@ 
         }
     }
     else if (thiscmd->cmd_data) { /* <DirectoryMatch> */
+        if (cmd->path[strlen(cmd->path) - 1] != '/')
+            cmd->path = apr_pstrcat(cmd->pool, cmd->path, "/", NULL);
         r = ap_pregcomp(cmd->pool, cmd->path, AP_REG_EXTENDED|USE_ICASE);
         if (!r) {
             return "Regex could not be compiled";