diff --git a/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 9d2649969..cc354896c 100644
--- a/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: efs-plugin
           securityContext:
-            privileged: true
+            privileged: false
           image: {{ printf "%s:%s" .Values.image.repository (default (printf "v%s" .Chart.AppVersion) (toString .Values.image.tag)) }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           args:
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller-deployment.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller-deployment.yaml
index 3d6454bbb..68b2f7bb6 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: efs-plugin
           securityContext:
-            privileged: true
+            privileged: false
           image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v1.5.7
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args: