diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py
index b2e588a635..ef13bbd89e 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import re
+import time
 
 if sys.version_info.major == 3:
     from io import StringIO