--- modules/aaa/mod_authz_core.c	(revision 1833403)
+++ modules/aaa/mod_authz_core.c	(working copy)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ 
     /* Pull the real provider name and the alias name from the block header */
     provider_name = ap_getword_conf(cmd->pool, &args);
     provider_alias = ap_getword_conf(cmd->pool, &args);
-    provider_args = ap_getword_conf(cmd->pool, &args);
+    provider_args = ap_getword(cmd->pool, &args, '\0');
 
     if (!provider_name[0] || !provider_alias[0]) {
         return apr_pstrcat(cmd->pool, cmd->cmd->name,