diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/deploy_utils.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/deploy_utils.py
index e29b3668cb..98371cfcf7 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/deploy_utils.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/deploy_utils.py
@@ -867,10 +867,31 @@ def get_boot_option(node):
     :returns: A string representing the boot option type. Defaults to
         'netboot'.
     """
+
+    # NOTE(TheJulia): Software raid always implies local deployment
+    if is_software_raid(node):
+        return 'local'
     capabilities = utils.parse_instance_info_capabilities(node)
     return capabilities.get('boot_option', get_default_boot_option()).lower()
 
 
+def is_software_raid(node):
+    """Determine if software raid is in use for the deployment.
+
+    :param node: A single Node.
+    :returns: A boolean value of True when software raid is in use,
+              otherwise False
+    """
+    target_raid_config = node.target_raid_config
+    logical_disks = target_raid_config.get('logical_disks', [])
+    software_raid = False
+    for logical_disk in logical_disks:
+        if logical_disk.get('controller') == 'software':
+            software_raid = True
+            break
+    return software_raid
+
+
 def build_agent_options(node):
     """Build the options to be passed to the agent ramdisk.
 
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_deploy_utils.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_deploy_utils.py
index 7f448df304..9624286b57 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_deploy_utils.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_deploy_utils.py
@@ -1255,6 +1255,31 @@ class OtherFunctionTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
         result = utils.get_boot_option(self.node)
         self.assertEqual("netboot", result)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'is_software_raid', autospec=True)
+    def test_get_boot_option_software_raid(self, mock_is_software_raid):
+        mock_is_software_raid.return_value = True
+        cfg.CONF.set_override('default_boot_option', 'netboot', 'deploy')
+        result = utils.get_boot_option(self.node)
+        self.assertEqual("local", result)
+
+    def test_is_software_raid(self):
+        self.node.target_raid_config = {
+            "logical_disks": [
+                {
+                    "size_gb": 100,
+                    "raid_level": "1",
+                    "controller": "software",
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+        result = utils.is_software_raid(self.node)
+        self.assertTrue(result)
+
+    def test_is_software_raid_false(self):
+        self.node.target_raid_config = {}
+        result = utils.is_software_raid(self.node)
+        self.assertFalse(result)
+
     @mock.patch.object(image_cache, 'clean_up_caches', autospec=True)
     def test_fetch_images(self, mock_clean_up_caches):
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fixes-get-boot-option-for-software-raid-baa2cffd95e1f624.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fixes-get-boot-option-for-software-raid-baa2cffd95e1f624.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..849273ac81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fixes-get-boot-option-for-software-raid-baa2cffd95e1f624.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes a minor issue with ``get_boot_option`` logic that did not account
+    for Software RAID. This can erroniously cause the deployment to take the
+    the incorrect deployment path and attempt to install a boot loader.