diff --git a/modules/http/http_filters.c b/modules/http/http_filters.c
index a28fbafc1e..cee5d70cf8 100644
--- a/modules/http/http_filters.c
+++ b/modules/http/http_filters.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(int) ap_send_http_trace(request_rec *r)
     if (conf->trace_enable == AP_TRACE_DISABLE) {
         apr_table_setn(r->notes, "error-notes",
                       "TRACE denied by server configuration");
-        return HTTP_FORBIDDEN;
+        return HTTP_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED;
     }
 
     if (conf->trace_enable == AP_TRACE_EXTENDED)
diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
index 4f87b23299..a8b95f4365 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static int proxy_handler(request_rec *r)
             apr_table_setn(r->notes, "verbose-error-to", "*");
             ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, r,
                           "proxy: TRACE forbidden by server configuration");
-            return HTTP_FORBIDDEN;
+            return HTTP_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED;
         }
 
         /* Can't test ap_should_client_block, we aren't ready to send