diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/database/emqx/cluster/resources/emqx.conf b/kubernetes/apps/database/emqx/cluster/resources/emqx.conf
index fdbe037c..8dc51b7a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/database/emqx/cluster/resources/emqx.conf
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/database/emqx/cluster/resources/emqx.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ authentication {
 
 authorization {
   sources = [
+    {
+      type = file
+      enable = true
+      path = "/opt/acl.conf"
+    },
     {
       type = built_in_database
       enable = true