diff --git a/debian/syncd.init b/debian/syncd.init
index 0ecf760389e7..2da98cecd7fe 100644
--- a/debian/syncd.init
+++ b/debian/syncd.init
@@ -10,26 +10,42 @@
 # Description:       Enable service syncd.
 ### END INIT INFO
 
-DAEMON=/usr/bin/syncd
+DAEMON_SYNCD=/usr/bin/syncd
+
+# dsserve: domain socket server for stdio
+DAEMON_DSSERVE=/usr/local/bin/dsserve
+DAEMON_DSSERVE_ARGS="-d $DAEMON_SYNCD --diag"
+
+start_bcm()
+{
+    [ -e /dev/linux-bcm-knet ] || mknod /dev/linux-bcm-knet c 122 0
+    [ -e /dev/linux-user-bde ] || mknod /dev/linux-user-bde c 126 0
+    [ -e /dev/linux-kernel-bde ] || mknod /dev/linux-kernel-bde c 127 0
+
+    if [ -x $DAEMON_DSSERVE ]; then
+        DAEMON=$DAEMON_DSSERVE
+        DAEMON_ARGS=$DAEMON_DSSERVE_ARGS
+    else
+        DAEMON=$DAEMON_SYNCD
+    fi
+}
 
 case "$1" in
 start)
     . /etc/machine.conf
 
     if [ "$onie_platform" == "x86_64-dell_s6000_s1220-r0" ]; then
-        [ -e /dev/linux-bcm-knet ] || mknod /dev/linux-bcm-knet c 122 0
-        [ -e /dev/linux-user-bde ] || mknod /dev/linux-user-bde c 126 0
-        [ -e /dev/linux-kernel-bde ] || mknod /dev/linux-kernel-bde c 127 0
+        start_bcm
+
     elif [ "$onie_platform" == "x86_64-dell_s6100_c2538-r0" ]; then
-        [ -e /dev/linux-bcm-knet ] || mknod /dev/linux-bcm-knet c 122 0
-        [ -e /dev/linux-user-bde ] || mknod /dev/linux-user-bde c 126 0
-        [ -e /dev/linux-kernel-bde ] || mknod /dev/linux-kernel-bde c 127 0
- 
-        DAEMON_ARGS="-p /etc/syncd.d/dell_s6100.profile -N"
+        start_bcm
+
+        DAEMON_ARGS+=" -p /etc/syncd.d/dell_s6100.profile -N"
     elif [ "onie_platform" == "x86_64-mlnx_x86-r5.0.1400" ]; then
         mkdir -p /dev/sxdevs
         [ -e /dev/sxdevs/sxcdev ] || mknod /dev/sxdevs/sxcdev c 231 193
 
+        DAEMON=$DAEMON_SYNCD
         DAEMON_ARGS="-p /etc/syncd.d/mlnx_2700.profile -N"
     fi