diff --git a/scripts/generate_dump b/scripts/generate_dump
index 486b902b2f..3748a0b3b9 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_dump
+++ b/scripts/generate_dump
@@ -1266,7 +1266,11 @@ collect_mellanox_dfw_dumps() {
     trap 'handle_error $? $LINENO' ERR
     local platform=$(python3 -c "from sonic_py_common import device_info; print(device_info.get_platform())")
     local hwsku=$(python3 -c "from sonic_py_common import device_info; print(device_info.get_hwsku())")
-    local sdk_dump_path=`cat /usr/share/sonic/device/${platform}/${hwsku}/sai.profile|grep "SAI_DUMP_STORE_PATH"|cut -d = -f2`
+
+    if [[ "$(docker container inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' syncd)" == "true" ]]; then
+        local sdk_dump_cmd="cat /etc/mlnx/sai-common.profile | grep SAI_DUMP_STORE_PATH | cut -d= -f2"
+        local sdk_dump_path="$(eval docker exec syncd ${sdk_dump_cmd})"
+    fi
 
     if [[ ! -d $sdk_dump_path ]]; then
        # This would mean the SAI_DUMP_STORE_PATH is not mounted on the host and is only accessible though the container