diff --git a/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/sai-common.profile b/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/sai-common.profile
index 3b9e6fe00573..d3b91a00e106 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/sai-common.profile
+++ b/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/sai-common.profile
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 SAI_DUMP_STORE_PATH=/var/log/mellanox/sdk-dumps
 SAI_DUMP_STORE_AMOUNT=10
+SAI_HOSTIF_OPER_STATUS_UPDATE_BY_APP=1