diff --git a/roles/gitlab-runner/templates/gitlab-runner-docker.toml b/roles/gitlab-runner/templates/gitlab-runner-docker.toml
index 987c817..842b144 100644
--- a/roles/gitlab-runner/templates/gitlab-runner-docker.toml
+++ b/roles/gitlab-runner/templates/gitlab-runner-docker.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ log_level = "info"
 
   [runners.docker]
     image = "debian:stable"
-    privileged = false
+    privileged = {{ ansible_local.gitlab_runner.privileged | default('false') }}
     disable_cache = false
     shm_size = 0