diff --git a/pkg/meta/redis.go b/pkg/meta/redis.go
index 10b44e332787..e277c64eef8e 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/redis.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/redis.go
@@ -4775,7 +4775,7 @@ func (m *redisMeta) tryLoadMissACLs(ctx Context, tx *redis.Tx) error {
 			var rule *aclAPI.Rule
 			if data != nil {
 				rule = &aclAPI.Rule{}
-				rule.Decode(data.([]byte))
+				rule.Decode([]byte(data.(string)))
 			}
 			// may have empty slot
 			m.aclCache.Put(missIds[i], rule)