diff --git a/ansible/roles/sonicv2/templates/etc/systemd/system/syncd.j2 b/ansible/roles/sonicv2/templates/etc/systemd/system/syncd.j2
index 136c4fb1a9c..778eae9d324 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/sonicv2/templates/etc/systemd/system/syncd.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/sonicv2/templates/etc/systemd/system/syncd.j2
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ User=root
 {% if sonic_hwsku == 'ACS-MSN2700' %}
 ExecStartPre=/etc/init.d/sxdkernel start
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mst start
+ExecStartPre=/etc/mlnx/msn2700 start
 {% endif %}
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/docker exec database redis-cli FLUSHALL
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker start -a syncd
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/docker stop syncd
 {% if sonic_hwsku == 'ACS-MSN2700' %}
+ExecStopPost=/etc/mlnx/msn2700 stop
 ExecStopPost=/etc/init.d/sxdkernel stop
 ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/mst stop
 {% endif %}