diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 42c89d3..1c74142 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 06/19/2024
 - add NGINX macros/functions for setting claim variables in the request context
   see OpenIDC/ngx_oauth2_module#7; thanks @@smanolache and @pladen
+- allow NGINX primitives in an if block within a location block in the http block
 - bump to 1.6.3dev
 .
 06/05/2024
diff --git a/include/oauth2/nginx.h b/include/oauth2/nginx.h
index f0ae345..9fabd94 100644
--- a/include/oauth2/nginx.h
+++ b/include/oauth2/nginx.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 #define OAUTH2_NGINX_CMD(take, module, directive, primitive)                   \
 	{                                                                      \
 		ngx_string(directive),                                         \
-		    NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF | NGX_CONF_TAKE##take,                   \
+		    NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF | NGX_HTTP_LIF_CONF | NGX_CONF_TAKE##take,                   \
 		    ngx_##module##_set_##primitive, NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,  \
 		    0, NULL                                                    \
 	}