diff --git a/fluentd/templates/deployment-fluentd.yaml b/fluentd/templates/deployment-fluentd.yaml
index 6654633b8..05be21f39 100644
--- a/fluentd/templates/deployment-fluentd.yaml
+++ b/fluentd/templates/deployment-fluentd.yaml
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ spec:
 {{- if eq .Values.deployment.type "DaemonSet" }}
             - name: varlog
               mountPath: /var/log
-              readOnly: true
             - name: varlibdockercontainers
               mountPath: /var/lib/docker/containers
               readOnly: true