diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
index 544500d9aa16..3ee8b348ce00 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
@@ -1013,3 +1013,10 @@ def get_reset_status(self):
 
     def read_eeprom(self, offset, num_bytes):
         return None
+
+    def reinit(self):
+        """
+        Nothing to do for RJ45. Just provide it to avoid exception
+        :return:
+        """
+        return