diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/irmc/raid.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/irmc/raid.py
index 25a856e8ca..8f1bd172af 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/irmc/raid.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/irmc/raid.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from ironic.conductor import task_manager
 from ironic.conductor import utils as manager_utils
 from ironic import conf
 from ironic.drivers import base
+from ironic.drivers.modules import deploy_utils
 from ironic.drivers.modules.irmc import common as irmc_common
 
 client = importutils.try_import('scciclient.irmc')
@@ -206,6 +207,12 @@ def _commit_raid_config(task):
     LOG.info('RAID config is created successfully on node %s',
              node_uuid)
 
+    deploy_utils.set_async_step_flags(
+        task.node,
+        reboot=True,
+        skip_current_step=True,
+        polling=True)
+
     return states.CLEANWAIT
 
 
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/irmc/test_raid.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/irmc/test_raid.py
index d95f09d16c..c331b4d5cd 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/irmc/test_raid.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/irmc/test_raid.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from unittest import mock
 
 from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.conductor import task_manager
+from ironic.drivers.modules import deploy_utils
 from ironic.drivers.modules.irmc import raid
 from ironic.tests.unit.drivers.modules.irmc import test_common
 
@@ -604,8 +605,10 @@ class IRMCRaidConfigurationInternalMethodsTestCase(test_common.BaseIRMCTest):
     @mock.patch('ironic.common.raid.update_raid_info', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch('ironic.drivers.modules.irmc.raid.client.elcm.'
                 'get_raid_adapter', autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch.object(deploy_utils, 'set_async_step_flags', autospec=True)
     def test__commit_raid_config_with_logical_drives(
-            self, get_raid_adapter_mock, update_raid_info_mock):
+            self, set_async_step_flags_mock,
+            get_raid_adapter_mock, update_raid_info_mock):
         get_raid_adapter_mock.return_value = {
             "Server": {
                 "HWConfigurationIrmc": {
@@ -698,6 +701,8 @@ class IRMCRaidConfigurationInternalMethodsTestCase(test_common.BaseIRMCTest):
                 task.node.driver_info)
             update_raid_info_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                 task.node, task.node.raid_config)
+            set_async_step_flags_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+                task.node, reboot=True, skip_current_step=True, polling=True)
             self.assertEqual(task.node.raid_config['logical_disks'],
                              expected_raid_config)
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/irmc-set-polling-after-raid-build-5f78ee3e93a92553.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/irmc-set-polling-after-raid-build-5f78ee3e93a92553.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c28df8881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/irmc-set-polling-after-raid-build-5f78ee3e93a92553.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    When configuring RAID on iRMC machines through ironic,
+    polling is not set when RAID is created.
+    After creating the RAID, set up polling will notify ironic to
+    wait for the RAID configuration to complete before
+    proceeding to the next step instead of check IPA.