diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/retired.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/retired.config
index cb798d4833..9d647c430a 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/retired.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/retired.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/for/refs/heads/*"]
 exclusiveGroupPermissions = push
 push = group tech-committee