diff --git a/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/Dockerfile.j2
index 8fab6c032b..78c296d96d 100755
--- a/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM docker-config-engine
 
 ARG docker_container_name
-RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name\/%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
+RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
 
 ## Make apt-get non-interactive
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/Dockerfile.j2
index 9f6e872ff1..5594c8e576 100755
--- a/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM docker-config-engine
 
 ARG docker_container_name
-RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name\/%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
+RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
 
 ## Make apt-get non-interactive
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec/Dockerfile.j2
index 7fa2bd2ae0..d5b9bc73ee 100755
--- a/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM docker-config-engine
 
 ARG docker_container_name
-RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name\/%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
+RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
 
 ## Make apt-get non-interactive
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl/Dockerfile.j2
index 6e7c34d644..ca48db8087 100755
--- a/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM docker-config-engine
 
 ARG docker_container_name
-RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name\/%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
+RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
 
 ## Make apt-get non-interactive
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/Dockerfile.j2
index 73a16fac2a..971602a212 100755
--- a/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM docker-config-engine
 
 ARG docker_container_name
-RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name\/%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
+RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
 
 ## Make apt-get non-interactive
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos/Dockerfile.j2
index b25272be1a..1553e2786c 100755
--- a/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM docker-config-engine
 
 ARG docker_container_name
-RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name\/%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
+RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
 
 ## Make apt-get non-interactive
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/Dockerfile.j2
index 971d7a962e..09849a7ae1 100644
--- a/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM docker-config-engine
 
 ARG docker_container_name
-RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name\/%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
+RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
 
 ## Make apt-get non-interactive
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2
index a7cccfd60a..3210a6814a 100644
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM docker-config-engine
 
 ARG docker_container_name
-RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name\/%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
+RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
 
 ## Make apt-get non-interactive
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive