diff --git a/files/build_templates/per_namespace/swss.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/per_namespace/swss.service.j2
index 765bee8a7a..58bca6a219 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/per_namespace/swss.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/per_namespace/swss.service.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Requires=opennsl-modules.service
 {% endif %}
 Requires=updategraph.service
 After=updategraph.service
-After=interfaces-config.service
 BindsTo=sonic.target
 After=sonic.target
 Before=ntp-config.service
diff --git a/files/build_templates/per_namespace/syncd.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/per_namespace/syncd.service.j2
index 66861efca4..1fb803390a 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/per_namespace/syncd.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/per_namespace/syncd.service.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ After=nps-modules.service
 {% endif %}
 Requires=updategraph.service
 After=updategraph.service
-After=interfaces-config.service
 BindsTo=sonic.target
 After=sonic.target
 Before=ntp-config.service
diff --git a/src/linkmgrd b/src/linkmgrd
index 2089ab69d7..2f5971feb3 160000
--- a/src/linkmgrd
+++ b/src/linkmgrd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2089ab69d71621b06a0b8e7d1e710659743bcb64
+Subproject commit 2f5971feb3b4acb1e76c7a3fec00e4a358bfc8cc