diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/config.yaml b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/config.yaml
index 7f51776c169..46a985d95a0 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/config.yaml
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/config.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ options:
       cluster. Declare node labels in key=value format, separated by spaces.
   allow-privileged:
     type: string
-    default: "auto"
+    default: true
     description: |
       Allow privileged containers to run on worker nodes. Supported values are
       "true", "false", and "auto". If "true", kubelet will run in privileged