diff --git a/controllers/ebpf/agent_controller.go b/controllers/ebpf/agent_controller.go
index 072157ff4..a18656054 100644
--- a/controllers/ebpf/agent_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ebpf/agent_controller.go
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ func (c *AgentController) desired(ctx context.Context, coll *flowslatest.FlowCol
 		volumeMounts = append(volumeMounts, volumeMount)
 	}
 
-	if helper.IsFeatureEnabled(&coll.Spec.Agent.EBPF, flowslatest.PacketDrop) || helper.IsFeatureEnabled(&coll.Spec.Agent.EBPF, flowslatest.DNSTracking) {
+	if helper.IsFeatureEnabled(&coll.Spec.Agent.EBPF, flowslatest.PacketDrop) {
 		if !coll.Spec.Agent.EBPF.Privileged {
-			rlog.Error(fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration"), "To use PacketsDrop and/or DNSTracking feature(s) privileged mode needs to be enabled")
+			rlog.Error(fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration"), "To use PacketsDrop feature privileged mode needs to be enabled")
 		} else {
 			volume := corev1.Volume{
 				Name: bpfTraceMountName,
diff --git a/pkg/helper/flowcollector.go b/pkg/helper/flowcollector.go
index a501d07fe..49efa61ea 100644
--- a/pkg/helper/flowcollector.go
+++ b/pkg/helper/flowcollector.go
@@ -268,10 +268,7 @@ func IsPktDropEnabled(spec *flowslatest.FlowCollectorEBPF) bool {
 }
 
 func IsDNSTrackingEnabled(spec *flowslatest.FlowCollectorEBPF) bool {
-	if IsPrivileged(spec) && IsFeatureEnabled(spec, flowslatest.DNSTracking) {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return IsFeatureEnabled(spec, flowslatest.DNSTracking)
 }
 
 func IsFlowRTTEnabled(spec *flowslatest.FlowCollectorEBPF) bool {