diff --git a/applications/luci-app-acl/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/system/acl.js b/applications/luci-app-acl/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/system/acl.js
index 4d3c98d5b6..7f86a298c1 100644
--- a/applications/luci-app-acl/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/system/acl.js
+++ b/applications/luci-app-acl/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/system/acl.js
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ var cbiACLSelect = form.Value.extend({
 	},
 
 	write: function(section_id, value) {
+		uci.unset('rpcd', section_id, 'read');
+		uci.unset('rpcd', section_id, 'write');
+
 		if (L.isObject(value) && Array.isArray(value.read))
 			uci.set('rpcd', section_id, 'read', value.read);