diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/agent_base.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/agent_base.py
index be7a7dd73e..7d331d5633 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/agent_base.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/agent_base.py
@@ -1095,7 +1095,8 @@ class AgentDeployMixin(HeartbeatMixin):
                 node, root_uuid=root_uuid,
                 efi_system_part_uuid=efi_system_part_uuid,
                 prep_boot_part_uuid=prep_boot_part_uuid,
-                target_boot_mode=target_boot_mode
+                target_boot_mode=target_boot_mode,
+                software_raid=software_raid
             )
             if result['command_status'] == 'FAILED':
                 if not whole_disk_image:
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/agent_client.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/agent_client.py
index feb4ebc88d..eba9e6de83 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/agent_client.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/agent_client.py
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ class AgentClient(object):
     @METRICS.timer('AgentClient.install_bootloader')
     def install_bootloader(self, node, root_uuid, target_boot_mode,
                            efi_system_part_uuid=None,
-                           prep_boot_part_uuid=None):
+                           prep_boot_part_uuid=None,
+                           software_raid=False):
         """Install a boot loader on the image.
 
         :param node: A node object.
@@ -315,12 +316,12 @@ class AgentClient(object):
                                  wait=True,
                                  command_timeout_factor=2)
         except exception.AgentAPIError:
-            # NOTE(arne_wiebalck): If we require to pass 'uefi' as the boot
-            # mode, but find that the IPA does not yet support the additional
+            # NOTE(arne_wiebalck): If for software RAID and 'uefi' as the boot
+            # mode, we find that the IPA does not yet support the additional
             # 'target_boot_mode' parameter, we need to fail. For 'bios' boot
             # mode on the other hand we can retry without the parameter,
             # since 'bios' is the default value the IPA will use.
-            if target_boot_mode == 'uefi':
+            if target_boot_mode == 'uefi' and software_raid:
                 LOG.error('Unable to pass UEFI boot mode to an out of date '
                           'agent ramdisk. Please contact the administrator '
                           'to update the ramdisk to contain an '
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_agent_base.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_agent_base.py
index 30a0cb9ddd..02d271110a 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_agent_base.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_agent_base.py
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ class AgentDeployMixinTest(AgentDeployMixinBaseTest):
             install_bootloader_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                 mock.ANY, task.node, root_uuid='some-root-uuid',
                 efi_system_part_uuid=None, prep_boot_part_uuid=None,
-                target_boot_mode='whatever'
+                target_boot_mode='whatever', software_raid=False
             )
 
     @mock.patch.object(agent_client.AgentClient, 'install_bootloader',
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ class AgentDeployMixinTest(AgentDeployMixinBaseTest):
             install_bootloader_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                 mock.ANY, task.node, root_uuid='some-root-uuid',
                 efi_system_part_uuid=None, prep_boot_part_uuid='fake-prep',
-                target_boot_mode='whatever'
+                target_boot_mode='whatever', software_raid=False
             )
 
     @mock.patch.object(agent_client.AgentClient, 'install_bootloader',
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ class AgentDeployMixinTest(AgentDeployMixinBaseTest):
                 mock.ANY, task.node, root_uuid='some-root-uuid',
                 efi_system_part_uuid='efi-system-part-uuid',
                 prep_boot_part_uuid=None,
-                target_boot_mode='uefi'
+                target_boot_mode='uefi', software_raid=False
             )
 
     @mock.patch.object(deploy_utils, 'try_set_boot_device', autospec=True)
@@ -1199,7 +1199,8 @@ class AgentDeployMixinTest(AgentDeployMixinBaseTest):
             install_bootloader_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                 mock.ANY, task.node, root_uuid=None,
                 efi_system_part_uuid='efi-system-part-uuid',
-                prep_boot_part_uuid=None, target_boot_mode='uefi')
+                prep_boot_part_uuid=None, target_boot_mode='uefi',
+                software_raid=False)
 
     @mock.patch.object(image_service, 'GlanceImageService', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(deploy_utils, 'try_set_boot_device', autospec=True)
@@ -1264,7 +1265,7 @@ class AgentDeployMixinTest(AgentDeployMixinBaseTest):
             install_bootloader_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                 mock.ANY, task.node, root_uuid=root_uuid,
                 efi_system_part_uuid=None, prep_boot_part_uuid=None,
-                target_boot_mode='bios')
+                target_boot_mode='bios', software_raid=True)
             try_set_boot_device_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                 task, boot_devices.DISK, persistent=True)
 
@@ -1366,7 +1367,7 @@ class AgentDeployMixinTest(AgentDeployMixinBaseTest):
             install_bootloader_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                 mock.ANY, task.node, root_uuid='some-root-uuid',
                 efi_system_part_uuid=None, prep_boot_part_uuid=None,
-                target_boot_mode='whatever'
+                target_boot_mode='whatever', software_raid=False
             )
             collect_logs_mock.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY, task.node)
             self.assertEqual(states.DEPLOYFAIL, task.node.provision_state)
@@ -1399,7 +1400,7 @@ class AgentDeployMixinTest(AgentDeployMixinBaseTest):
             install_bootloader_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                 mock.ANY, task.node, root_uuid='some-root-uuid',
                 efi_system_part_uuid=None, prep_boot_part_uuid=None,
-                target_boot_mode='whatever')
+                target_boot_mode='whatever', software_raid=False)
             try_set_boot_device_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                 task, boot_devices.DISK, persistent=True)
             collect_logs_mock.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY, task.node)