diff --git a/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/start_led.sh b/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/start_led.sh
index 964aa23eb04f..0b133d6d811e 100755
--- a/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/start_led.sh
+++ b/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/start_led.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ PLATFORM_DIR=/usr/share/sonic/platform
 SYNCD_SOCKET_FILE=/var/run/sswsyncd/sswsyncd.socket
 LED_PROC_INIT_SOC=${PLATFORM_DIR}/led_proc_init.soc
 
-if [ ! -f "$LED_PROC_INIT_SOC" ]; then
-   echo "No soc led configuration found under $LED_SOC_INIT_SOC"
-   exit 0
-fi
-
 # Function: wait until syncd has created the socket for bcmcmd to connect to
 wait_syncd() {
     while true; do
@@ -38,6 +33,6 @@ wait_syncd() {
 # If this platform has an initialization file for the Broadcom LED microprocessor, load it
 if [[ -r "$LED_PROC_INIT_SOC" && ! -f /var/warmboot/warm-starting ]]; then
     wait_syncd
+    /usr/bin/bcmcmd -t 60 "rcload $LED_PROC_INIT_SOC"
 fi
 
-/usr/bin/bcmcmd -t 60 "rcload $LED_PROC_INIT_SOC"