diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/SolrCLI.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/SolrCLI.java
index 1975d8e58fc..49798489498 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/SolrCLI.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/SolrCLI.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.HttpClientUtil;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.HttpSolrClient;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.HttpSolrClient.Builder;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.SolrHttpClientBuilder;
+import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.ZkClientClusterStateProvider;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.request.ContentStreamUpdateRequest;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.response.QueryResponse;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrException;
@@ -1514,7 +1515,7 @@ public class SolrCLI {
 
         echo("Uploading " + confPath.toAbsolutePath().toString() +
             " for config " + confname + " to ZooKeeper at " + cloudSolrClient.getZkHost());
-        cloudSolrClient.uploadConfig(confPath, confname);
+        ((ZkClientClusterStateProvider) cloudSolrClient.getClusterStateProvider()).uploadConfig(confPath, confname);
       }
 
       // since creating a collection is a heavy-weight operation, check for existence first