diff --git a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml
index 64508b8fa..96d943a3e 100644
--- a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ spec:
           # created by privileged CSI driver container.
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           image: k8s.gcr.io/sig-storage/csi-node-driver-registrar:v2.4.0
           args:
             - "--v=5"
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ spec:
         - name: liveness-prometheus
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.6-canary
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
index a5687c713..e41fd5905 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ spec:
           # created by privileged CSI driver container.
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           image: k8s.gcr.io/sig-storage/csi-node-driver-registrar:v2.4.0
           args:
             - "--v=5"
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ spec:
         - name: liveness-prometheus
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.6-canary
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"