diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/supervisord.conf b/dockers/docker-orchagent/supervisord.conf
index 84beaed440a..dc28e3369ca 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-orchagent/supervisord.conf
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/supervisord.conf
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 
 [program:arp_update]
-command=bash -c "/usr/bin/arp_update; sleep 300"
+command=/usr/bin/arp_update
 priority=8
 autostart=false
-autorestart=true
+autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 
diff --git a/files/scripts/arp_update b/files/scripts/arp_update
index cfd87c1dc51..ab44ca6a458 100755
--- a/files/scripts/arp_update
+++ b/files/scripts/arp_update
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@
 # arp_update: Send gratuitous ARP requests to VLAN member neighbors to refresh
 # the neighbors state.
 
-VLAN=`sonic-cfggen -d -v 'VLAN.keys() | join(" ") if VLAN'`
-for vlan in $VLAN; do
-    # generate a list of arping commands:
-    #   arping -q -w 0 -c 1 -i <VLAN interface> <IP 1>;
-    #   arping -q -w 0 -c 1 -i <VLAN interface> <IP 2>;
-    #   ...
-    arpingcmd="sed -e 's/ / -i /' -e 's/^/arping -q -w 0 -c 1 /' -e 's/$/;/'"
-    ipcmd="ip -4 neigh show | grep $vlan | cut -d ' ' -f 1,3 | $arpingcmd"
+while /bin/true; do
+  VLAN=`sonic-cfggen -d -v 'VLAN.keys() | join(" ") if VLAN'`
+  for vlan in $VLAN; do
+      # generate a list of arping commands:
+      #   arping -q -w 0 -c 1 -i <VLAN interface> <IP 1>;
+      #   arping -q -w 0 -c 1 -i <VLAN interface> <IP 2>;
+      #   ...
+      arpingcmd="sed -e 's/ / -i /' -e 's/^/arping -q -w 0 -c 1 /' -e 's/$/;/'"
+      ipcmd="ip -4 neigh show | grep $vlan | cut -d ' ' -f 1,3 | $arpingcmd"
 
-    eval `eval $ipcmd`
+      eval `eval $ipcmd`
+  done
+  sleep 300
 done
diff --git a/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/supervisord.conf b/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/supervisord.conf
index 46178e9f11f..5815689f930 100644
--- a/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/supervisord.conf
+++ b/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/supervisord.conf
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 
 [program:arp_update]
-command=bash -c "/usr/bin/arp_update; sleep 300"
+command=/usr/bin/arp_update
 priority=15
 autostart=false
-autorestart=true
+autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf
index 571c802cda1..a4b24334d1b 100644
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 
 [program:arp_update]
-command=bash -c "/usr/bin/arp_update; sleep 300"
+command=/usr/bin/arp_update
 priority=15
 autostart=false
-autorestart=true
+autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog