I want to return a 404 for error AH00036 (path too long)

As per the title, i want to return a 404 instead of a 403 when a request is made with a path that exceeds 255 chars. often by a bot or a human typing in the address bar instead of the contact form.

it seems the 403 is sent before any config file is read, as every suggestion i've tried fails to catch this error.

Do I need to custom build Apache?