diff --git a/rules/docker-telemetry.mk b/rules/docker-telemetry.mk
index 97b621fe9..de36d2548 100644
--- a/rules/docker-telemetry.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-telemetry.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_TELEMETRY_DBG)
 endif
 
 $(DOCKER_TELEMETRY)_CONTAINER_NAME = telemetry
-$(DOCKER_TELEMETRY)_RUN_OPT += --privileged -t
+$(DOCKER_TELEMETRY)_RUN_OPT += -t
 $(DOCKER_TELEMETRY)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/sonic:/etc/sonic:ro
 $(DOCKER_TELEMETRY)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro 
 ifneq ($(INCLUDE_SYSTEM_GNMI), y)