diff --git a/changes-entries/pr69313.txt b/changes-entries/pr69313.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25b3126c1da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes-entries/pr69313.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+  *) Windows: Restore the ability to "Include" configuration files on UNC
+     paths. PR69313 [Eric Covener]
diff --git a/server/core.c b/server/core.c
index 9f92981ef0d..09eb5aa6f0c 100644
--- a/server/core.c
+++ b/server/core.c
@@ -4801,7 +4801,7 @@ AP_INIT_TAKE1("FlushMaxPipelined", set_flush_max_pipelined, NULL, RSRC_CONF,
   "Maximum number of pipelined responses (pending) above which they are "
   "flushed to the network"),
 #ifdef WIN32
-AP_INIT_TAKE_ARGV("UNCList", set_unc_list, NULL, RSRC_CONF,
+AP_INIT_TAKE_ARGV("UNCList", set_unc_list, NULL, RSRC_CONF|EXEC_ON_READ,
   "Controls what UNC hosts may be looked up"),
 #endif