diff --git a/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter.go b/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter.go
index 81b88c967cc..3673bedab1c 100644
--- a/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter.go
+++ b/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (l *Linter) lintImage(config *WorkflowConfig, c *types.Container, area stri
 
 func (l *Linter) lintPrivilegedPlugins(config *WorkflowConfig, c *types.Container, area string) error {
 	// lint for conflicts of https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/pull/3918
-	if utils.MatchImage(c.Image, "plugins/docker", "plugins/gcr", "plugins/ecr", "woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx") {
+	if utils.MatchImage(c.Image, "plugins/docker", "plugins/gcr", "plugins/ecr", "woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx") && !c.Privileged {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("The formerly privileged plugin `%s` is no longer privileged by default, if required, add it to `WOODPECKER_PLUGINS_PRIVILEGED`", c.Image)
 		// check first if user did not add them back
 		if l.privilegedPlugins != nil && !utils.MatchImageDynamic(c.Image, *l.privilegedPlugins...) {
diff --git a/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter_test.go b/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter_test.go
index 33e9c7ad4eb..534280be8f7 100644
--- a/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter_test.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ steps:
     <<: *base-step
     image: golang:latest
 `,
+	}, {
+		Title: "explicitly privileged container",
+		Data:  "{steps: { build: { image: plugins/docker, privileged: true, settings: { test: 'true' } } }, when: { branch: main, event: push } } }",
 	}}
 
 	for _, testd := range testdatas {