diff --git a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
index c0c19110b9..1597b9f211 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
@@ -1951,8 +1951,12 @@ PROXY_DECLARE(char *) ap_proxy_define_match_worker(apr_pool_t *p,
                                              int do_malloc)
 {
     char *err;
+    char *rurl = apr_pstrdup(p, url);
+    char *pdollar = ap_strchr(rurl, '$');
 
-    err = ap_proxy_define_worker(p, worker, balancer, conf, url, do_malloc);
+    if (pdollar != NULL)
+        *pdollar = '\0'; 
+    err = ap_proxy_define_worker(p, worker, balancer, conf, rurl, do_malloc);
     if (err) {
         return err;
     }