diff --git a/stx-openstack-helm-fluxcd/stx-openstack-helm-fluxcd/manifests/cinder/cinder-static-overrides.yaml b/stx-openstack-helm-fluxcd/stx-openstack-helm-fluxcd/manifests/cinder/cinder-static-overrides.yaml
index 5c5f9317..80196490 100644
--- a/stx-openstack-helm-fluxcd/stx-openstack-helm-fluxcd/manifests/cinder/cinder-static-overrides.yaml
+++ b/stx-openstack-helm-fluxcd/stx-openstack-helm-fluxcd/manifests/cinder/cinder-static-overrides.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ pod:
       - key: openstack-compute-node
         operator: Exists
         effect: NoSchedule
+  security_context:
+    cinder_volume:
+      container:
+        cinder_volume:
+          privileged: true
 network:
   api:
     ingress: