diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6a9129e501704a90cde212fd4d620da57dbc7a2b..78214f35e6742a743a7be88a386d930da6f44811 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ netdata_enable_elasticsearch: false
 netdata_enable_postgres: false
 netdata_enable_mysql: false
 netdata_enable_ebpf: true
+netdata_container_diskspace_root_only: true
diff --git a/templates/netdata.conf.j2 b/templates/netdata.conf.j2
index d909f83de53bcf5176dcbe03e795ba8849bf13a6..455fd9b24e5ef4da6fdd2b217eac698f54e088e5 100644
--- a/templates/netdata.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/netdata.conf.j2
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 [plugin:proc]
     netdata server resources = no
 
+{% if netdata_container_diskspace_root_only %}
 [plugin:proc:diskspace]
     space usage for all disks = no
     inodes usage for all disks = no
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
 [plugin:proc:diskspace:/]
     space usage = yes
     inodes usage = yes
-
+{% endif %}
 [health]
     enabled = no
 {% endif %}