diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/shield/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authz/accesscontrol/OptOutQueryCache.java b/elasticsearch/x-pack/shield/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authz/accesscontrol/OptOutQueryCache.java
index 3e3006a0101..ce8e6cfa7c7 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/shield/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authz/accesscontrol/OptOutQueryCache.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/shield/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authz/accesscontrol/OptOutQueryCache.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public final class OptOutQueryCache extends AbstractIndexComponent implements Qu
         // At this level only IndicesRequest
         final String indexName;
         if (context.getRequest() instanceof ShardSearchRequest) {
-            indexName = ((ShardSearchRequest) context.getRequest()).index();
+            indexName = ((ShardSearchRequest) context.getRequest()).shardId().getIndexName();
         } else if (context.getRequest() instanceof BroadcastShardRequest) {
             indexName = ((BroadcastShardRequest) context.getRequest()).shardId().getIndexName();
         } else {