diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/chassis.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/chassis.py
index b83ee33cc3..b9fa259317 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/chassis.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/chassis.py
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ class Chassis(ChassisBase):
         self.sfp_module = None
 
         # Build the RJ45 port list from platform.json and hwsku.json
-        self.RJ45_port_list = extract_RJ45_ports_index()
+        self._RJ45_port_inited = False
+        self._RJ45_port_list = None
 
         logger.log_info("Chassis loaded successfully")
 
@@ -124,6 +125,13 @@ class Chassis(ChassisBase):
             if self.sfp_module.SFP.shared_sdk_handle:
                 self.sfp_module.deinitialize_sdk_handle(sfp_module.SFP.shared_sdk_handle)
 
+    @property
+    def RJ45_port_list(self):
+        if not self._RJ45_port_inited:
+            self._RJ45_port_list = extract_RJ45_ports_index()
+            self._RJ45_port_inited = True
+        return self._RJ45_port_list
+
     ##############################################
     # PSU methods
     ##############################################
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/utils.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/utils.py
index b35ef313df..adf931d37e 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/utils.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/utils.py
@@ -177,12 +177,12 @@ def is_host():
     """
     Test whether current process is running on the host or an docker
     return True for host and False for docker
-    """ 
+    """
     try:
-        proc = subprocess.Popen("docker --version 2>/dev/null", 
-                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE, 
-                                shell=True, 
-                                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, 
+        proc = subprocess.Popen("docker --version 2>/dev/null",
+                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                shell=True,
+                                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
                                 universal_newlines=True)
         stdout = proc.communicate()[0]
         proc.wait()
@@ -239,9 +239,13 @@ def load_json_file(filename, log_func=logger.log_error):
 def extract_RJ45_ports_index():
     # Cross check 'platform.json' and 'hwsku.json' to extract the RJ45 port index if exists.
     hwsku_path = device_info.get_path_to_hwsku_dir()
+    hwsku_file = os.path.join(hwsku_path, HWSKU_JSON)
+    if not os.path.exists(hwsku_file):
+        # Platforms having no hwsku.json do not have RJ45 port
+        return None
+
     platform_file = device_info.get_path_to_port_config_file()
     platform_dict = load_json_file(platform_file)['interfaces']
-    hwsku_file = os.path.join(hwsku_path, HWSKU_JSON)
     hwsku_dict = load_json_file(hwsku_file)['interfaces']
     port_name_to_index_map_dict = {}
     RJ45_port_index_list = []
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/tests/test_utils.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/tests/test_utils.py
index bbc3ab28e5..e1052202d4 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -113,10 +113,15 @@ class TestUtils:
         @utils.default_return(100, log_func=mock_log)
         def func():
             raise RuntimeError('')
-        
+
         assert func() == 100
         assert mock_log.call_count == 1
 
     def test_run_command(self):
         output = utils.run_command('ls')
         assert output
+
+    @mock.patch('sonic_py_common.device_info.get_path_to_hwsku_dir', mock.MagicMock(return_value='/tmp'))
+    def test_extract_RJ45_ports_index(self):
+        rj45_list = utils.extract_RJ45_ports_index()
+        assert rj45_list is None