diff --git a/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk b/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk
index 6db369a797c5..a2138c029ff9 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk
+++ b/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX = docker-orchagent-mlnx.gz
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-orchagent
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS)
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS) $(REDIS_TOOLS)
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_BASE)
 SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)