diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e714c8f3076f87ebf1b5384cc9721c2c7428f252..4151e391ae510d6143b42c59c15e2ed792c88b6e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ netdata_health_configs:
 netdata_last_collected_warn_interval: 30
 netdata_last_collected_crit_interval: 300
 netdata_disable_last_collected_alerts: false
+netdata_enable_ebpf: true
diff --git a/templates/netdata.conf.j2 b/templates/netdata.conf.j2
index dc56c68433ee5dc598e912c9f8b07cdf0a13e6ad..2498702996f6b4b53df626acfb5f468b3467978b 100644
--- a/templates/netdata.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/netdata.conf.j2
@@ -15,3 +15,10 @@
     web files owner = root
     web files group = netdata
 {% endif %}
+{% if netdata_enable_ebpf %}
+[plugins]
+    ebpf = yes
+{% else %}
+[plugins]
+    ebpf = no
+{% endif %}