diff --git a/memcached/values.yaml b/memcached/values.yaml
index c601c95fc..0656ea32d 100644
--- a/memcached/values.yaml
+++ b/memcached/values.yaml
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ pod:
         runAsUser: 65534
       container:
         memcached:
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
   affinity:
     anti: