diff --git a/kubernetes-node-problem-detector/values.yaml b/kubernetes-node-problem-detector/values.yaml
index 928ee6c7f..712d8ad19 100644
--- a/kubernetes-node-problem-detector/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-node-problem-detector/values.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ labels:
 pod:
   security_context:
     node_problem_detector:
+      pod:
+        runAsUser: 0
       container:
         node_problem_detector:
           readOnlyRootFilesystem: true