diff --git a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py
index 2a77134331..7a4cec8160 100644
--- a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py
+++ b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py
@@ -713,19 +713,21 @@ def get_system_mac(namespace=None):
         machine_vars = get_machine_info()
         (mac, err) = run_command(syseeprom_cmd)
         hw_mac_entry_outputs.append((mac, err))
-        if not mac:
-            if machine_vars is not None and machine_key in machine_vars:
-                hwsku = machine_vars[machine_key]
-                profile_cmd0 = ['cat', HOST_DEVICE_PATH + '/' + platform + '/' + hwsku + '/profile.ini']
+        if machine_vars is not None and machine_key in machine_vars:
+            hwsku = machine_vars[machine_key]
+            profile_file = HOST_DEVICE_PATH + '/' + platform + '/' + hwsku + '/profile.ini'
+            if os.path.exists(profile_file):
+                profile_cmd0 = ['cat', profile_file]
                 profile_cmd1 = ['grep', 'switchMacAddress']
                 profile_cmd2 = ['cut', '-f2', '-d', '=']
                 (mac, err) = run_command_pipe(profile_cmd0, profile_cmd1, profile_cmd2)
-            else:
-                profile_cmd = ["false"]
-                (mac, err) = run_command(profile_cmd)
-            hw_mac_entry_outputs.append((mac, err))
-            (mac, err) = run_command_pipe(iplink_cmd0, iplink_cmd1, iplink_cmd2)
+                hw_mac_entry_outputs.append((mac, err))
+        else:
+            profile_cmd = ["false"]
+            (mac, err) = run_command(profile_cmd)
             hw_mac_entry_outputs.append((mac, err))
+        (mac, err) = run_command_pipe(iplink_cmd0, iplink_cmd1, iplink_cmd2)
+        hw_mac_entry_outputs.append((mac, err))
     elif (version_info['asic_type'] == 'cisco-8000'):
         # Try to get valid MAC from profile.ini first, else fetch it from syseeprom or eth0
         platform = get_platform()