diff --git a/test/emqttd_access_SUITE.erl b/test/emqttd_access_SUITE.erl
index 074fd15df..bad624157 100644
--- a/test/emqttd_access_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/emqttd_access_SUITE.erl
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ prepare_config() ->
              {allow, {user, "testuser"}, subscribe, ["a/b/c", "d/e/f/#"]},
              {allow, {user, "admin"}, pubsub, ["a/b/c", "d/e/f/#"]},
              {allow, {client, "testClient"}, subscribe, ["testTopics/testClient"]},
-             {allow, all, subscribe, ["clients/$c"]},
-             {allow, all, pubsub, ["users/$u/#"]},
+             {allow, all, subscribe, ["clients/%c"]},
+             {allow, all, pubsub, ["users/%u/#"]},
              {deny, all, subscribe, ["$SYS/#", "#"]},
              {deny, all}],
     write_config("access_SUITE_acl.conf", Rules),
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ compile_rule(_) ->
         compile({allow, {user, "admin"}, pubsub, ["d/e/f/#"]}),
     {allow, {client, <<"testClient">>}, publish, [ [<<"testTopics">>, <<"testClient">>] ]} =
         compile({allow, {client, "testClient"}, publish, ["testTopics/testClient"]}),
-    {allow, all, pubsub, [{pattern, [<<"clients">>, <<"$c">>]}]} =
-        compile({allow, all, pubsub, ["clients/$c"]}),
-    {allow, all, subscribe, [{pattern, [<<"users">>, <<"$u">>, '#']}]} =
-        compile({allow, all, subscribe, ["users/$u/#"]}),
+    {allow, all, pubsub, [{pattern, [<<"clients">>, <<"%c">>]}]} =
+        compile({allow, all, pubsub, ["clients/%c"]}),
+    {allow, all, subscribe, [{pattern, [<<"users">>, <<"%u">>, '#']}]} =
+        compile({allow, all, subscribe, ["users/%u/#"]}),
     {deny, all, subscribe, [ [<<"$SYS">>, '#'], ['#'] ]} =
         compile({deny, all, subscribe, ["$SYS/#", "#"]}),
     {allow, all} = compile({allow, all}),
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ match_rule(_) ->
     {matched, allow} = match(User, <<"d/e/f/x">>, compile({allow, {user, "TestUser"}, subscribe, ["a/b/c", "d/e/f/#"]})),
     nomatch = match(User, <<"d/e/f/x">>, compile({allow, {user, "admin"}, pubsub, ["d/e/f/#"]})),
     {matched, allow} = match(User, <<"testTopics/testClient">>, compile({allow, {client, "testClient"}, publish, ["testTopics/testClient"]})),
-    {matched, allow} = match(User, <<"clients/testClient">>, compile({allow, all, pubsub, ["clients/$c"]})),
+    {matched, allow} = match(User, <<"clients/testClient">>, compile({allow, all, pubsub, ["clients/%c"]})),
     {matched, allow} = match(#mqtt_client{username = <<"user2">>}, <<"users/user2/abc/def">>,
-                             compile({allow, all, subscribe, ["users/$u/#"]})),
+                             compile({allow, all, subscribe, ["users/%u/#"]})),
     {matched, deny} = match(User, <<"d/e/f">>, compile({deny, all, subscribe, ["$SYS/#", "#"]})),
     Rule = compile({allow, {'and', [{ipaddr, "127.0.0.1"}, {user, <<"WrongUser">>}]}, publish, <<"Topic">>}),
     nomatch = match(User, <<"Topic">>, Rule),