diff --git a/build/rbac/rbac.yaml b/build/rbac/rbac.yaml
index ae76b78c39e5..ab502c7feedf 100644
--- a/build/rbac/rbac.yaml
+++ b/build/rbac/rbac.yaml
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ spec:
   allowedCapabilities:
     # required by CSI
     - SYS_ADMIN
+    - MKNOD
   fsGroup:
     rule: RunAsAny
   # runAsUser, supplementalGroups - Rook needs to run some pods as root
diff --git a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/psp.yaml b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/psp.yaml
index e609c5f53b53..f0924be50b29 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/psp.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/psp.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ spec:
   allowedCapabilities:
     # required by CSI
     - SYS_ADMIN
+    - MKNOD
   fsGroup:
     rule: RunAsAny
   # runAsUser, supplementalGroups - Rook needs to run some pods as root
diff --git a/deploy/examples/common.yaml b/deploy/examples/common.yaml
index 6fae3544d47f..8f7977bb5cf3 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/common.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/common.yaml
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ spec:
   allowedCapabilities:
     # required by CSI
     - SYS_ADMIN
+    - MKNOD
   fsGroup:
     rule: RunAsAny
   # runAsUser, supplementalGroups - Rook needs to run some pods as root