diff --git a/pkg/common/constants/constants.go b/pkg/common/constants/constants.go
index cd4519b99..92376d27d 100644
--- a/pkg/common/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/common/constants/constants.go
@@ -154,6 +154,6 @@ var (
 				"SETUID",
 			},
 		},
-		AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.BoolPtr(false),
+		AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.BoolPtr(true),
 	}
 )
diff --git a/pkg/deploy/dev-workspace-config/dev_workspace_config_test.go b/pkg/deploy/dev-workspace-config/dev_workspace_config_test.go
index fb8118cfc..897f21af2 100644
--- a/pkg/deploy/dev-workspace-config/dev_workspace_config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/deploy/dev-workspace-config/dev_workspace_config_test.go
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func TestReconcileDevWorkspaceConfigPerUserStorage(t *testing.T) {
 								"SETUID",
 							},
 						},
-						AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.BoolPtr(false),
+						AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.BoolPtr(true),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ func TestReconcileDevWorkspaceConfigPerUserStorage(t *testing.T) {
 								"SETUID",
 							},
 						},
-						AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.BoolPtr(false),
+						AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.BoolPtr(true),
 					},
 				},
 			},