diff --git a/device/arista/x86_64-arista_common/plugins/ssd_util.py b/device/arista/x86_64-arista_common/plugins/ssd_util.py
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+++ b/device/arista/x86_64-arista_common/plugins/ssd_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# pylint: disable=unused-import
+try:
+   from arista.utils.sonic_ssd import SsdUtil
+except ImportError:
+   from sonic_platform_base.sonic_ssd.ssd_generic import SsdUtil