diff --git a/dockers/docker-sonic-telemetry/telemetry.sh b/dockers/docker-sonic-telemetry/telemetry.sh
index 053b1dae6ead..999e0efde8a8 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-sonic-telemetry/telemetry.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-sonic-telemetry/telemetry.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ else
 	TELEMETRY_ARGS+=" -v=2"
 fi
 
-exec /usr/sbin/telemetry ${TELEMETRY_ARGS}
+cd /usr/sbin
+exec telemetry ${TELEMETRY_ARGS}