diff --git a/userspace/falco/event_drops.cpp b/userspace/falco/event_drops.cpp
index fef71f01..75bba2b3 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/event_drops.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/event_drops.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ bool syscall_evt_drop_mgr::process_event(std::shared_ptr<sinsp> inspector, sinsp
 				{
 					m_num_actions++;
 
-					return perform_actions(evt->get_ts(), delta, inspector->check_current_engine(BPF_ENGINE));
+					return perform_actions(evt->get_ts(), delta, inspector->check_current_engine(BPF_ENGINE) || inspector->check_current_engine(MODERN_BPF_ENGINE));
 				}
 				else
 				{