diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
index e29e9a21fc..b2b5f5035c 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
@@ -398,6 +398,8 @@ sudo cp -f $IMAGE_CONFIGS/logrotate/logrotate.d/* $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/logrotate
 sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/logrotate/rsyslog.j2 $FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE_SONIC_TEMPLATES/
 sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/logrotate/logrotate-config.service $FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_LIB_SYSTEMD_SYSTEM
 sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/logrotate/logrotate-config.sh $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/usr/bin/
+sudo mkdir -p $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/systemd/system/logrotate.timer.d
+sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/logrotate/timerOverride.conf $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/systemd/system/logrotate.timer.d/
 echo "logrotate-config.service" | sudo tee -a $GENERATED_SERVICE_FILE
 
 # Copy systemd-journald configuration files
diff --git a/files/image_config/cron.d/logrotate b/files/image_config/cron.d/logrotate
deleted file mode 100644
index 173a2abe2b..0000000000
--- a/files/image_config/cron.d/logrotate
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Attempt to rotate system logs once every 10 minutes.
-# First kill any logrotate process(es) if they are still running, as they're most likely hung
-*/10 * * * * root /usr/bin/pkill -9 logrotate > /dev/null 2>&1; /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf > /dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/files/image_config/logrotate/timerOverride.conf b/files/image_config/logrotate/timerOverride.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fff55f5d72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/image_config/logrotate/timerOverride.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*:00/10:00