diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
index 1a0245b79e62..e8f48bbe54aa 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ def _read_eeprom(self, offset, num_bytes, log_on_error=True):
                     else:
                         result += content
                     read_length = len(content)
+                    if read_length == 0:
+                        logger.log_error(f'SFP {self.sdk_index}: EEPROM page {page} is empty, no data retrieved')
+                        return None
                     num_bytes -= read_length
                     if num_bytes > 0:
                         page_size = f.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)