diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-scc.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-scc.yaml
index e0c4336b6..c9ef0edf4 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-scc.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-scc.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ allowHostIPC: false
 allowHostNetwork: false
 allowHostPID: false
 allowHostPorts: false
-allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+
+allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
+
 allowPrivilegedContainer: false
 allowedCapabilities:
 - NET_BIND_SERVICE