diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh b/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
index 0321bf8428f..1b6b8e7959b 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ sonic-cfggen -d -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/switch.json.j2 > /etc/swss/config.
 sonic-cfggen -d -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/ipinip.json.j2 > /etc/swss/config.d/ipinip.json
 sonic-cfggen -d -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/ports.json.j2 > /etc/swss/config.d/ports.json
 
+# Executed HWSKU specific initialization tasks.
+if [ -x /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/hwsku-init ]; then
+    /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/hwsku-init
+fi
+
 export platform=`sonic-cfggen -H -v DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.platform`
 
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid