diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1393-fix-api-tasks-in-zabbix-agent-role-to-run-without-sudo.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1393-fix-api-tasks-in-zabbix-agent-role-to-run-without-sudo.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dab355b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1393-fix-api-tasks-in-zabbix-agent-role-to-run-without-sudo.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - zabbix_agent Role - Set become parameter explicitly to false for API tasks to run without sudo on the local computer.
diff --git a/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/api.yml b/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/api.yml
index 543cda23a..c5dcc4a82 100644
--- a/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/api.yml
+++ b/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/api.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   until: zabbix_api_hostgroup_created is succeeded
   retries: 10
   delegate_to: "{{ zabbix_api_server_host }}"
+  become: false
   tags:
     - api
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
   until: zabbix_api_host_created is succeeded
   retries: 10
   delegate_to: "{{ zabbix_api_server_host }}"
+  become: false
   changed_when: false
   tags:
     - api
@@ -61,5 +63,6 @@
   retries: 10
   no_log: "{{ ansible_verbosity < 3 }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ zabbix_api_server_host }}"
+  become: false
   tags:
     - api