diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
index 9cac88778f..2c1ba35a45 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static void * merge_proxy_config(apr_pool_t *p, void *basev, void *overridesv)
     ps->allowed_connect_ports = apr_array_append(p, base->allowed_connect_ports, overrides->allowed_connect_ports);
     ps->workers = apr_array_append(p, base->workers, overrides->workers);
     ps->balancers = apr_array_append(p, base->balancers, overrides->balancers);
-    ps->lbmethods = apr_array_append(p, base->lbmethods, overrides->lbmethods);
+    ps->lbmethods = base->lbmethods;
     ps->forward = overrides->forward ? overrides->forward : base->forward;
     ps->reverse = overrides->reverse ? overrides->reverse : base->reverse;