diff --git a/rules/docker-p4rt.mk b/rules/docker-p4rt.mk
index d34447b0ee..bc8d6b9fbe 100644
--- a/rules/docker-p4rt.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-p4rt.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_P4RT)
 endif
 
 $(DOCKER_P4RT)_CONTAINER_NAME = p4rt
-$(DOCKER_P4RT)_RUN_OPT += --privileged -t
+$(DOCKER_P4RT)_RUN_OPT += -t
 $(DOCKER_P4RT)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/sonic:/etc/sonic:ro
 $(DOCKER_P4RT)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro 
 $(DOCKER_P4RT)_GIT_COMMIT = $(shell cd "$($(SONIC_P4RT)_SRC_PATH)" && git log -n 1 --format=format:"%H %s" || echo "Unable to fetch git log for p4rt")