diff --git a/rules/docker-database.mk b/rules/docker-database.mk
index c38f574afbfb..50e1c86360ff 100644
--- a/rules/docker-database.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-database.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SONIC_BOOKWORM_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_DATABASE_DBG)
 SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_DATABASE_DBG)
 
 $(DOCKER_DATABASE)_CONTAINER_NAME = database
-$(DOCKER_DATABASE)_RUN_OPT += --privileged -t
+$(DOCKER_DATABASE)_RUN_OPT += -t
 $(DOCKER_DATABASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/sonic:/etc/sonic:ro
 $(DOCKER_DATABASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro