diff --git a/ansible/roles/podman/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/podman/tasks/main.yml
index f03e22f0..c3e8679d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/podman/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/podman/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   containers.podman.podman_container:
     name: "{{ runner_image_name }}"
     image: "{{ runner_image_name }}"
+    privileged: true # TODO: further podman setup is needed to disable this flag
     env:
       GITHUB_OWNER: "{{ github_owner }}"
       GITHUB_REPOSITORY: "{{ github_repository }}"