diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 26172b12da3a3ba42c2c4618ed6b87c3e2220ff8..ab9e09dd99eaea9f91070271ded2c3c106eb2ac4 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ ErrorDocument 500 /error.php
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine on
 
+  # Modify the RewriteBase if you are using Drupal in a subdirectory
+  # and the rewrite rules are not working properly:
+  #RewriteBase /drupal
+
   # Rewrite old-style URLS of the form 'node.php?id=x':
   #RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   #RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d