diff --git a/agent/acl.go b/agent/acl.go
index 1143da97cc..5c4deb7cc8 100644
--- a/agent/acl.go
+++ b/agent/acl.go
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ func newACLManager(config *config.RuntimeConfig) (*aclManager, error) {
 		down = acl.AllowAll()
 	case "deny":
 		down = acl.DenyAll()
-	case "extend-cache":
-	case "async-cache":
+	case "async-cache", "extend-cache":
 		// Leave the down policy as nil to signal this.
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid ACL down policy %q", config.ACLDownPolicy)
diff --git a/agent/consul/acl.go b/agent/consul/acl.go
index 23bdbff356..4dbfe2b39e 100644
--- a/agent/consul/acl.go
+++ b/agent/consul/acl.go
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ ACL_DOWN:
 	case "allow":
 		c.fireResult(id, acl.AllowAll(), nil)
 		return
-	case "async-cache":
-	case "extend-cache":
+	case "async-cache", "extend-cache":
 		if cached != nil {
 			c.fireResult(id, cached.ACL, nil)
 			return
diff --git a/agent/consul/config.go b/agent/consul/config.go
index 570a07c163..b878d9a99d 100644
--- a/agent/consul/config.go
+++ b/agent/consul/config.go
@@ -379,8 +379,7 @@ func (c *Config) CheckACL() error {
 	switch c.ACLDownPolicy {
 	case "allow":
 	case "deny":
-	case "async-cache":
-	case "extend-cache":
+	case "async-cache", "extend-cache":
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("Unsupported down ACL policy: %s", c.ACLDownPolicy)
 	}