diff --git a/platform/broadcom/one-aboot.mk b/platform/broadcom/one-aboot.mk
index d8e502ea98..b3dd74b597 100644
--- a/platform/broadcom/one-aboot.mk
+++ b/platform/broadcom/one-aboot.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ SONIC_ONE_ABOOT_IMAGE = sonic-aboot-broadcom.swi
 $(SONIC_ONE_ABOOT_IMAGE)_MACHINE = broadcom
 $(SONIC_ONE_ABOOT_IMAGE)_DEPENDENT_MACHINE = broadcom-dnx
 $(SONIC_ONE_ABOOT_IMAGE)_IMAGE_TYPE = aboot
+ifeq ($(INCLUDE_GBSYNCD), y)
 $(SONIC_ONE_ABOOT_IMAGE)_INSTALLS += $(PHY_CREDO)
+endif
 $(SONIC_ONE_ABOOT_IMAGE)_INSTALLS += $(FLASHROM)
 $(SONIC_ONE_ABOOT_IMAGE)_INSTALLS += $(SYSTEMD_SONIC_GENERATOR)
 $(SONIC_ONE_ABOOT_IMAGE)_LAZY_BUILD_INSTALLS = $(BRCM_OPENNSL_KERNEL) $(BRCM_DNX_OPENNSL_KERNEL)
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/rules.dep b/platform/broadcom/rules.dep
index 075636a8de..47f7f849ed 100644
--- a/platform/broadcom/rules.dep
+++ b/platform/broadcom/rules.dep
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/one-aboot.dep
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/libsaithrift-dev.dep
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-syncd-brcm-dnx.dep
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-syncd-brcm-dnx-rpc.dep
+ifeq ($(INCLUDE_GBSYNCD), y)
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/../components/docker-gbsyncd-credo.dep
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/../components/docker-gbsyncd-broncos.dep
+endif
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/rules.mk b/platform/broadcom/rules.mk
index edc4eb5794..46700df119 100755
--- a/platform/broadcom/rules.mk
+++ b/platform/broadcom/rules.mk
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/one-aboot.mk
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/libsaithrift-dev.mk
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-syncd-brcm-dnx.mk
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-syncd-brcm-dnx-rpc.mk
+ifeq ($(INCLUDE_GBSYNCD), y)
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/../components/docker-gbsyncd-credo.mk
 include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/../components/docker-gbsyncd-broncos.mk
+endif
 
 BCMCMD = bcmcmd
 $(BCMCMD)_URL = "https://sonicstorage.blob.core.windows.net/packages/20190307/bcmcmd?sv=2015-04-05&sr=b&sig=sUdbU7oVbh5exbXXHVL5TDFBTWDDBASHeJ8Cp0B0TIc%3D&se=2038-05-06T22%3A34%3A19Z&sp=r"
diff --git a/rules/config b/rules/config
index 2580e1fdb8..ac6a30ba6e 100644
--- a/rules/config
+++ b/rules/config
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ ENABLE_NATIVE_WRITE = y
 # INCLUDE_MACSEC - build docker-macsec for macsec support
 INCLUDE_MACSEC = y
 
+# INCLUDE_GBSYNCD - build docker-gbsyncd-* for gearbox support
+INCLUDE_GBSYNCD ?= y
+
 # INCLUDE_TEAMD - build docker-teamd for LAG protocol support
 INCLUDE_TEAMD ?= y