diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py
index f5b13f0ae4..a16a039c4e 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2021 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2024 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES.
 # Apache-2.0
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if platform_name and 'simx' in platform_name:
             os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(EEPROM_SYMLINK))
         subprocess.check_call(['/usr/bin/xxd', '-r', '-p', 'syseeprom.hex', EEPROM_SYMLINK], cwd=platform_path)
 
-WAIT_EEPROM_READY_SEC = 10
+WAIT_EEPROM_READY_SEC = 20
 
 
 class Eeprom(eeprom_tlvinfo.TlvInfoDecoder):