diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index 2e35874c64a9..8473b2b3e7f4 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -1136,6 +1136,7 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(DOCKER_IMAGES)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/%.gz : .platform
 		# Export variables for j2. Use path for unique variable names, e.g. docker_orchagent_debs
 		export include_system_eventd="$(INCLUDE_SYSTEM_EVENTD)"
 		export build_reduce_image_size="$(BUILD_REDUCE_IMAGE_SIZE)"
+		export sonic_asic_platform="$(patsubst %-$(CONFIGURED_ARCH),%,$(CONFIGURED_PLATFORM))"
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_debs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_DEPENDS),RDEPENDS))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_pydebs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_PYTHON_DEBS)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_whls=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_PYTHON_WHEELS)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))