diff --git a/component/apache/buildout.cfg b/component/apache/buildout.cfg
index 549bc46ccd3364722e83fda216eafccde62fdc5f..96e8f2a3dfab8a326fe1e1656ec2a50f092555b7 100644
--- a/component/apache/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/apache/buildout.cfg
@@ -13,13 +13,20 @@ extends =
   ../sqlite3/buildout.cfg
   ../zlib/buildout.cfg
 
+[apache-hack-msvc8-httpd-2.2.4.patch]
+recipe = hexagonit.recipe.download
+md5sum = 49c811a7dcf56c50d701cf8341d07f4a
+url = http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/patches/apply_to_2.2.4/hack-msvc8-httpd-2.2.4.patch
+filename = ${:_buildout_section_name_}
+download-only = true
+
+
 [apache]
-# inspired on http://old.aclark.net/team/aclark/blog/a-lamp-buildout-for-wordpress-and-other-php-apps/
 recipe = hexagonit.recipe.cmmi
 depends =
   ${gdbm:version}
-url = http://mir2.ovh.net/ftp.apache.org/dist/httpd/httpd-2.2.22.tar.bz2
-md5sum = 9fe3093194c8a57f085ff7c3fc43715f
+url = http://mir2.ovh.net/ftp.apache.org//dist/httpd/httpd-2.4.1.tar.bz2
+md5sum = 7d3001c7a26b985d17caa367a868f11c
 configure-options = --disable-static
                     --enable-authn-alias
                     --enable-bucketeer