diff --git a/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml b/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml
index 59187be..9285cd7 100644
--- a/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml
+++ b/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
         image: {{ .Values.images.tags.bess | quote }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.pullPolicy | quote }}
         securityContext:
+        {{- if .Values.config.upf.privileged }}
+          privileged: true
+        {{- end }}
           capabilities:
             add:
             - IPC_LOCK