diff --git a/acl/aclbit.go b/acl/aclbit.go
index 1c3eb39..80d6be8 100644
--- a/acl/aclbit.go
+++ b/acl/aclbit.go
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ func (a AclBit) String() string {
 	return strconv.FormatInt(int64(a), 2)
 }
 
+// converting string bits to int64
+func (a AclBit) Int64() int64 {
+
+	i64, err := strconv.ParseInt(a.String(), 2, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1
+	}
+	return i64
+}
+
 // converting string bits to int64
 func Int64(i any) int64 {
 	var i64 int64