diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py
index f5b13f0ae4..5bef889ea6 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/eeprom.py
@@ -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):