diff --git a/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk b/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6db369a797c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# docker image for orchagent
+
+DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX = docker-orchagent-mlnx.gz
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-orchagent
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS)
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_BASE)
+SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/rules.mk b/platform/mellanox/rules.mk
index b6d1056071ee..a31d22fc25a6 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/rules.mk
+++ b/platform/mellanox/rules.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/mft.mk
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/mlnx-sai.mk
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/hw-management.mk
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-syncd-mlnx.mk
+include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk
 
 SONIC_ALL += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_MLNX) \
-	     $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT) \
+	     $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX) \
 	     $(DOCKER_FPM) \
 	     $(DOCKER_DATABASE) \
 	     $(DOCKER_LLDP_SV2) \
diff --git a/rules/docker-orchagent.mk b/rules/docker-orchagent.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index c4bd99fac08e..000000000000
--- a/rules/docker-orchagent.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# docker image for orchagent
-
-DOCKER_ORCHAGENT = docker-orchagent.gz
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-orchagent
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS)
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_BASE)
-SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)