diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
index 1014f3c0e1..5b75b1c4f6 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static const char *set_balancer_param(proxy_server_conf *conf,
         proxy_balancer_method *provider;
         provider = ap_lookup_provider(PROXY_LBMETHOD, val, "0");
         if (provider) {
-            balancer->lbmethod = provider;
+            balancer->s->lbmethod = provider;
             return NULL;
         }
         return "unknown lbmethod";
@@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ static int proxy_status_hook(request_rec *r, int flags)
         ap_rprintf(r, "</td><td>%" APR_TIME_T_FMT "</td>",
                    apr_time_sec(balancer->s->timeout));
         ap_rprintf(r, "<td>%s</td>\n",
-                   balancer->lbmethod->name);
+                   balancer->s->lbmethod->name);
         ap_rputs("</table>\n", r);
         ap_rputs("\n\n<table border=\"0\"><tr>"
                  "<th>Sch</th><th>Host</th><th>Stat</th>"
diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h
index 1bd69a4748..b1a90ff913 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char nonce[APR_UUID_FORMATTED_LENGTH + 1];
     apr_interval_time_t timeout;  /* Timeout for waiting on free connection */
     apr_time_t      updated;    /* timestamp of last update */
+    proxy_balancer_method *lbmethod;
     int             max_attempts;     /* Number of attempts before failing */
     int             index;      /* shm array index */
     int             sticky_force:1;   /* Disable failover for sticky sessions */
@@ -382,7 +383,6 @@ struct proxy_balancer {
     apr_array_header_t *workers;  /* initially configured workers */
     apr_array_header_t *errstatuses;  /* statuses to force members into error */
     ap_slotmem_instance_t *slot;  /* worker shm data - runtime */
-    proxy_balancer_method *lbmethod;
     int growth;                   /* number of post-config workers can added */
     int max_workers;              /* maximum number of allowed workers */
     const char *name;             /* name of the load balancer */
diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c
index 36825cb638..305674df47 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static proxy_worker *find_best_worker(proxy_balancer *balancer,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    candidate = (*balancer->lbmethod->finder)(balancer, r);
+    candidate = (*balancer->s->lbmethod->finder)(balancer, r);
 
     if (candidate)
         candidate->s->elected++;
@@ -480,9 +480,9 @@ static int proxy_balancer_pre_request(proxy_worker **worker,
     /* Step 4: find the session route */
     runtime = find_session_route(*balancer, r, &route, &sticky, url);
     if (runtime) {
-        if ((*balancer)->lbmethod && (*balancer)->lbmethod->updatelbstatus) {
+        if ((*balancer)->s->lbmethod && (*balancer)->s->lbmethod->updatelbstatus) {
             /* Call the LB implementation */
-            (*balancer)->lbmethod->updatelbstatus(*balancer, runtime, r->server);
+            (*balancer)->s->lbmethod->updatelbstatus(*balancer, runtime, r->server);
         }
         else { /* Use the default one */
             int i, total_factor = 0;
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ static int balancer_handler(request_rec *r)
                 apr_time_sec(balancer->s->timeout));
             ap_rprintf(r, "<td align=\"center\">%d</td>\n", balancer->s->max_attempts);
             ap_rprintf(r, "<td align=\"center\">%s</td>\n",
-                       balancer->lbmethod->name);
+                       balancer->s->lbmethod->name);
             ap_rputs("</table>\n<br />", r);
             ap_rputs("\n\n<table border=\"0\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><tr>"
                 "<th>Worker URL</th>"
@@ -1146,8 +1146,8 @@ static void balancer_child_init(apr_pool_t *p, server_rec *s)
                 ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_NOERRNO|APLOG_EMERG, 0, s, "slotmem_attach failed");
                 exit(1); /* Ugly, but what else? */
             }
-            if (balancer->lbmethod && balancer->lbmethod->reset)
-               balancer->lbmethod->reset(balancer, s);
+            if (balancer->s->lbmethod && balancer->s->lbmethod->reset)
+               balancer->s->lbmethod->reset(balancer, s);
             init_balancer_members(conf, s, balancer);
             balancer++;
         }
diff --git a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
index 4c075a3dae..bc0d443126 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ PROXY_DECLARE(char *) ap_proxy_define_balancer(apr_pool_t *p,
     
     memset(bshared, 0, sizeof(proxy_balancer_shared));
     
-    (*balancer)->lbmethod = lbmethod;
+    bshared->lbmethod = lbmethod;
     bshared->updated = apr_time_now();
     bshared->was_malloced = (do_malloc != 0);