diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
index 44bad6494229..d12b2100eea8 100644
--- a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
+++ b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "skip_ledd": true
+    "skip_ledd": true,
+    "skip_fancontrol": true
 }
 
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
index 6ac89819aed2..df1c9c9ec3cc 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 
+{% if not skip_sensors %}
 [program:lm-sensors]
 command=/usr/bin/lm-sensors.sh
 priority=3
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=0
+{% endif %}
 
+{% if not skip_fancontrol %}
 [program:fancontrol]
 command=/usr/sbin/fancontrol
 priority=4
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=10
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if not skip_ledd %}
 [program:ledd]
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2
index 44f8f159f612..5b4fe4588819 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/platform_wait ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+{% if not skip_sensors %}
 # If this platform has an lm-sensors config file, copy it to it's proper place
 # and start lm-sensors
 if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/sensors.conf ]; then
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/sensors.conf ]; then
     /bin/cp -f /usr/share/sonic/platform/sensors.conf /etc/sensors.d/
     supervisorctl start lm-sensors
 fi
+{% endif %}
 
+{% if not skip_fancontrol %}
 # If this platform has a fancontrol config file, copy it to it's proper place
 # and start fancontrol
 if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/fancontrol ]; then
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/fancontrol ]; then
     /bin/cp -f /usr/share/sonic/platform/fancontrol /etc/
     supervisorctl start fancontrol
 fi
+{% endif %}
 
 
 # If the sonic-platform package is not installed, try to install it