diff --git a/shared/build/build.go b/shared/build/build.go
index 0a0265ab4..b37f032dc 100644
--- a/shared/build/build.go
+++ b/shared/build/build.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (b *Builder) run() error {
 
 	// configure if Docker should run in privileged mode
 	host := docker.HostConfig{
-		Privileged: (b.Privileged && len(b.Repo.PR) == 0),
+		Privileged: (b.Privileged && script.DockerPrivileged(b.Build.Docker)),
 	}
 
 	if host.Privileged {
diff --git a/shared/build/build_test.go b/shared/build/build_test.go
index 636fff442..b00d464e6 100644
--- a/shared/build/build_test.go
+++ b/shared/build/build_test.go
@@ -412,21 +412,21 @@ func TestRunPrivileged(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected container NOT started in Privileged mode")
 	}
 
-	// now lets set priviliged mode
+	// now lets try to enable priviliged mode
 	b.Privileged = true
 	b.run()
 
-	if conf.Privileged != true {
-		t.Errorf("Expected container IS started in Privileged mode")
-	}
-
-	// now lets set priviliged mode but for a pull request
-	b.Privileged = true
-	b.Repo.PR = "55"
-	b.run()
-
 	if conf.Privileged != false {
-		t.Errorf("Expected container NOT started in Privileged mode when PR")
+		t.Errorf("Expected container NOT started in Privileged mode when no setup in build script")
+	}
+
+	// now lets set priviliged mode in build script
+	b.Privileged = true
+	b.Build = &script.Build{Docker: &script.Docker{Privileged: true}}
+	b.run()
+
+	if conf.Privileged != true {
+		t.Errorf("Expected container IS started in Privileged mode when setup privileged mode in build script")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/shared/build/script/docker.go b/shared/build/script/docker.go
index a61967922..d2a9ad665 100644
--- a/shared/build/script/docker.go
+++ b/shared/build/script/docker.go
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ type Docker struct {
 
 	// Allocate a pseudo-TTY (also known as `--tty` option)
 	TTY bool `yaml:"tty,omitempty"`
+
+	// Privileged means enabling all devices on the host in container
+	// (also known as `--privileged=true` option)
+	Privileged bool `yaml:"privileged,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // DockerNetworkMode returns DefaultNetworkMode
@@ -49,3 +53,12 @@ func DockerTty(d *Docker) bool {
 	}
 	return d.TTY
 }
+
+// DockerPrivileged returns true if the build
+// should have privileged mode
+func DockerPrivileged(d *Docker) bool {
+	if d == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return d.Privileged
+}