diff --git a/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2
index b00c2107702c..416156d5a891 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=SNMP container
-Requires=updategraph.service swss.service
+Requires=updategraph.service
+Requisite=swss.service
 After=updategraph.service swss.service
 Before=ntp-config.service