diff --git a/platform/marvell/sonic-platform-nokia/7215/service/cpu_wdt.service b/platform/marvell/sonic-platform-nokia/7215/service/cpu_wdt.service
index 761deec569cc..4fb31e1b4d9a 100644
--- a/platform/marvell/sonic-platform-nokia/7215/service/cpu_wdt.service
+++ b/platform/marvell/sonic-platform-nokia/7215/service/cpu_wdt.service
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=CPU WDT
-After=nokia-7215init.service
+After=nokia-7215init.service watchdog-control.service
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/cpu_wdt.py
 
diff --git a/platform/marvell/sonic-platform-nokia/debian/sonic-platform-nokia-7215.postinst b/platform/marvell/sonic-platform-nokia/debian/sonic-platform-nokia-7215.postinst
index 9dfcc91de046..4c832e41decf 100644
--- a/platform/marvell/sonic-platform-nokia/debian/sonic-platform-nokia-7215.postinst
+++ b/platform/marvell/sonic-platform-nokia/debian/sonic-platform-nokia-7215.postinst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ systemctl enable nokia-7215init.service
 systemctl start nokia-7215init.service
 
 systemctl enable cpu_wdt.service
-systemctl start cpu_wdt.service
+systemctl start cpu_wdt.service &
 
 exit 0