diff --git a/platform/cavium/cavm-sai.mk b/platform/cavium/cavm-sai.mk
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index 000000000000..9f537c50f37c
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+++ b/platform/cavium/cavm-sai.mk
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+# Cavium SAI
+
+CAVM_LIBSAI = libsai.deb
+$(CAVM_LIBSAI)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/cavm_sdk
+CAVM_SAI = sai.deb
+$(CAVM_SAI)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/cavm_sdk
+XP_TOOLS = xp-tools.deb
+$(XP_TOOLS)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/cavm_sdk
+XPSHELL = xpshell.deb
+$(XPSHELL)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/cavm_sdk
+
+SONIC_COPY_DEBS += $(CAVM_LIBSAI) $(CAVM_SAI) $(XP_TOOLS) $(XPSHELL)
diff --git a/platform/cavium/cavm_sdk/filelist.txt b/platform/cavium/cavm_sdk/filelist.txt
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index 000000000000..bc40295dfbdc
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+++ b/platform/cavium/cavm_sdk/filelist.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+## Get vendor SAI SDK
+## https://github.com/Azure/sonic-buildimage/blob/master/README.md#3-get-vendor-sai-sdk
+
+libsai.deb
+sai.deb
+xp-tools.deb
+xpshell.deb
diff --git a/platform/cavium/docker-orchagent-cavm.mk b/platform/cavium/docker-orchagent-cavm.mk
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index 000000000000..b66c7dbf0395
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+++ b/platform/cavium/docker-orchagent-cavm.mk
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+# docker image for orchagent
+
+DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM = docker-orchagent-cavm.gz
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-orchagent
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS) $(REDIS_TOOLS)
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_BASE)
+SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)
diff --git a/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm.mk b/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm.mk
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index 000000000000..fb0893df1eaf
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+++ b/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm.mk
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+# docker image for cavium syncd
+
+DOCKER_SYNCD_CAVM = docker-syncd-cavm.gz
+$(DOCKER_SYNCD_CAVM)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-syncd-cavm
+$(DOCKER_SYNCD_CAVM)_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD) $(CAVM_LIBSAI) $(XP_TOOLS) $(XPSHELL) $(REDIS_TOOLS)
+$(DOCKER_SYNCD_CAVM)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_BASE)
+SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_CAVM)
diff --git a/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/Dockerfile.template b/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/Dockerfile.template
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index 000000000000..d40051e2858d
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+++ b/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/Dockerfile.template
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+FROM docker-base
+
+RUN apt-get update
+
+COPY deps /deps
+
+RUN apt-get -y install libpcap-dev libxml2-dev python-dev swig libsensors4-dev
+
+SED_DPKG
+
+COPY ["start.sh", "/usr/bin/"]
+
+## Clean up
+RUN apt-get clean -y; apt-get autoclean -y; apt-get autoremove -y
+RUN rm -rf /deps
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash"]
+CMD ["/usr/bin/start.sh"]
diff --git a/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/start.sh b/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..21d61e707344
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+++ b/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export XP_ROOT=/usr/bin/
+
+service rsyslog start
+
+while true; do
+
+    # Check if redis-server starts
+
+    result=$(redis-cli ping)
+
+    if [ "$result" == "PONG" ]; then
+
+        redis-cli FLUSHALL
+        syncd -p /etc/ssw/AS7512/profile.ini -N
+        break
+
+    fi
+
+    sleep 1
+
+done
diff --git a/platform/cavium/rules.mk b/platform/cavium/rules.mk
index 93f89f7382cf..efb9159c34d6 100644
--- a/platform/cavium/rules.mk
+++ b/platform/cavium/rules.mk
@@ -1,23 +1,15 @@
 include $(PLATFORM_GENERIC_PATH)/rules.mk
 
-CAVM_LIBSAI = libsai.deb
-$(CAVM_LIBSAI)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/cavm_sdk
-CAVM_SAI = sai.deb
-$(CAVM_SAI)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/cavm_sdk
-XP_TOOLS = xp-tools.deb
-$(XP_TOOLS)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/cavm_sdk
-XPSHELL = xpshell.deb
-$(XPSHELL)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/cavm_sdk
+include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/cavm-sai.mk
+include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-syncd-cavm.mk
+include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-orchagent-cavm.mk
 
-SONIC_COPY_DEBS += $(CAVM_LIBSAI) $(CAVM_SAI) $(XP_TOOLS) $(XPSHELL)
+SONIC_ALL += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_CAVM) \
+	     $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)
 
-# TODO: Put dependencies for SDK packages
+# Inject cavium sai into sairedis
+$(LIBSAIREDIS)_DEPENDS += $(CAVM_SAI) $(CAVM_LIBSAI)
 
-SONIC_ALL += $(SONIC_GENERIC) $(DOCKER_SYNCD_CAVM) $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT) \
-	     $(DOCKER_FPM)
+# Runtime dependency on cavium sai is set only for syncd
+$(SYNCD)_RDEPENDS += $(CAVM_SAI)
 
-# Inject cavm sai into sairedis
-$(LIBSAIREDIS)_DEPENDS += $(CAVM_LIBSAI)
-
-# Runtime dependency on cavm sai is set only for syncd
-$(SYNCD)_RDEPENDS += $(CAVM_LIBSAI)