diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02932ff34..3b71c5baa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         * [Class: apache::mod::negotiation](#class-apachemodnegotiation)
         * [Class: apache::mod::deflate](#class-apachemoddeflate)
         * [Class: apache::mod::reqtimeout](#class-apachemodreqtimeout)
+        * [Class: apache::mod::version](#class-apachemodversion)
         * [Defined Type: apache::vhost](#defined-type-apachevhost)
         * [Parameter: `directories` for apache::vhost](#parameter-directories-for-apachevhost)
         * [SSL parameters for apache::vhost](#ssl-parameters-for-apachevhost)
@@ -823,6 +824,15 @@ mod_reqtimeout configuration.
   }
 ```
 
+####Class: `apache::mod::reqtimeout`
+
+This wrapper around mod_version warns on Debian and Ubuntu systems with Apache httpd 2.4
+about loading mod_version, as on these platforms it's already built-in.
+
+```puppet
+  include '::apache::mod::version'
+```
+
 #####`timeouts`
 
 A string or an array that sets the `RequestReadTimeout` option. Defaults to
diff --git a/manifests/default_mods.pp b/manifests/default_mods.pp
index 7e8381f03..71759030b 100644
--- a/manifests/default_mods.pp
+++ b/manifests/default_mods.pp
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@
         include ::apache::mod::cache
         include ::apache::mod::mime
         include ::apache::mod::mime_magic
-        include ::apache::mod::vhost_alias
-        include ::apache::mod::suexec
         include ::apache::mod::rewrite
         include ::apache::mod::speling
+        include ::apache::mod::suexec
+        include ::apache::mod::version
+        include ::apache::mod::vhost_alias
         ::apache::mod { 'auth_digest': }
         ::apache::mod { 'authn_anon': }
         ::apache::mod { 'authn_dbm': }
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@
         ::apache::mod { 'logio': }
         ::apache::mod { 'substitute': }
         ::apache::mod { 'usertrack': }
-        ::apache::mod { 'version': }
 
         if versioncmp($apache_version, '2.4') >= 0 {
           ::apache::mod { 'authn_core': }
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
         include ::apache::mod::reqtimeout
         include ::apache::mod::rewrite
         include ::apache::mod::userdir
+        include ::apache::mod::version
         include ::apache::mod::vhost_alias
         include ::apache::mod::speling
 
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@
         ::apache::mod { 'logio': }
         ::apache::mod { 'unique_id': }
         ::apache::mod { 'usertrack': }
-        ::apache::mod { 'version': }
       }
       default: {}
     }
diff --git a/manifests/mod/version.pp b/manifests/mod/version.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0e405686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/mod/version.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class apache::mod::version {
+
+  if ($::osfamily == 'debian' and versioncmp($apache_version, '2.4') >= 0) {
+    warning("${module_name}: module version_module is built-in and can't be loaded")
+  } else {
+    ::apache::mod { 'version': }
+  }
+}