diff --git a/charts/nr-ebpf-agent/values.yaml b/charts/nr-ebpf-agent/values.yaml
index 618b7548f..63c3157bb 100644
--- a/charts/nr-ebpf-agent/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nr-ebpf-agent/values.yaml
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ ebpfAgent:
   # -- Sets ebpfAgent pod podSecurityContext. Overrides `podSecurityContext` and `global.securityContext.pod`
   podSecurityContext: {}
   # -- Sets ebpfAgent pod containerSecurityContext. Overrides `containerSecurityContext` and `global.securityContext.container`
-  containerSecurityContext:
-    privileged: true
+  containerSecurityContext: {}
 
 # Configuration to apply on the eBPF client daemonset.
 ebpfClient: