diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/orchagent.sh b/dockers/docker-orchagent/orchagent.sh
index 42201d4df0a4..a94916d351fa 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-orchagent/orchagent.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/orchagent.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ elif [ "$platform" == "barefoot" ]; then
     ORCHAGENT_ARGS+="-m $MAC_ADDRESS"
 elif [ "$platform" == "vs" ]; then
     ORCHAGENT_ARGS+="-m $MAC_ADDRESS"
+elif [ "$platform" == "mellanox" ]; then
+    ORCHAGENT_ARGS+=""
 else
     MAC_ADDRESS=`sonic-cfggen -d -v 'DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.mac'`
     ORCHAGENT_ARGS+="-m $MAC_ADDRESS"