diff --git a/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx-rpc.mk b/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx-rpc.mk
index e8e55e71e8e..ea1c9808b21 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx-rpc.mk
+++ b/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx-rpc.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DOCKER_SYNCD_MLNX_RPC = docker-syncd-mlnx-rpc.gz
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_MLNX_RPC)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-syncd-mlnx-rpc
-$(DOCKER_SYNCD_MLNX_RPC)_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD_RPC) $(LIBTHRIFT)
+$(DOCKER_SYNCD_MLNX_RPC)_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD) $(LIBTHRIFT)
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_MLNX_RPC)_FILES += $(MLNX_FW)
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_MLNX_RPC)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_MLNX)
 SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_MLNX_RPC)