diff --git a/playbooks/ZKtoKraftMigration.yml b/playbooks/ZKtoKraftMigration.yml
index bf9a7c68bc..740231f739 100644
--- a/playbooks/ZKtoKraftMigration.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ZKtoKraftMigration.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@
       loop:
         - zookeeper
 
+    - name: set acl class
+      lineinfile:
+        path: "{{ kafka_controller.config_file }}"
+        regexp: "authorizer.class.name"
+        line: "authorizer.class.name: {{ kafka_broker_custom_properties['authorizer.class.name'] }}"
+      when: kafka_broker_custom_properties["authorizer.class.name"] is defined
+
 - name: Restart Kafka Controller
   hosts: kafka_controller
   tags: migrate_to_kraft