diff --git a/weave b/weave
index 08371fc9..c50a1d6b 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         shift 1
         check_not_running $DNS_CONTAINER_NAME $DNS_IMAGE
         create_bridge
-        CONTAINER=$(docker run -d --name=$DNS_CONTAINER_NAME -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock $DNS_IMAGE "$@" | tail -n 1)
+        CONTAINER=$(docker run --privileged -d --name=$DNS_CONTAINER_NAME -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock $DNS_IMAGE "$@" | tail -n 1)
         with_container_netns $CONTAINER attach $CIDR >/dev/null
         echo $CONTAINER
         ;;