diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6471f7f757..c954402ab3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ SONIC_BUILD_INSTRUCTION :=  make \
                            SONIC_BUILD_JOBS=$(SONIC_BUILD_JOBS) \
                            HTTP_PROXY=$(http_proxy) \
                            HTTPS_PROXY=$(https_proxy) \
-                           ENABLE_SYSTEM_TELEMETRY=$(ENABLE_SYSTEM_TELEMETRY)
+                           SONIC_ENABLE_SYSTEM_TELEMETRY=$(ENABLE_SYSTEM_TELEMETRY)
 
 .PHONY: sonic-slave-build sonic-slave-bash init reset
 
diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index 7430f3a80d..09591b7a9f 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ ifeq ($(SONIC_ENABLE_PFCWD_ON_START),y)
 ENABLE_PFCWD_ON_START = y
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SONIC_ENABLE_SYSTEM_TELEMETRY),y)
+ENABLE_SYSTEM_TELEMETRY = y
+endif
+
 include $(RULES_PATH)/config
 include $(RULES_PATH)/functions
 include $(RULES_PATH)/*.mk