diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 821a14b..6cd48ef 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ steps:
   - go test -v ./...
   - go vet ./...
   group: test-lint
-  security:
-    syscaps:
-      - SYS_PTRACE
-      - IPC_LOCK
+  # escalated permissions to avoid runtime/cgo: pthread_create failed: Operation not permitted
+  # security:
+  #   syscaps:
+  #     - SYS_PTRACE
+  #     - IPC_LOCK
+  privileged: true
 
 trigger:
   event: