diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-ironic b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-ironic
index 4c2043b6b5..0169d731e8 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-ironic
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-ironic
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ function configure_nova_hypervisor {
 function install_nova_hypervisor {
     if ! is_service_enabled neutron; then
         die $LINENO "Neutron should be enabled for usage of the Ironic Nova driver."
+    elif is_ironic_hardware; then
+        return
     fi
     install_libvirt
     if [[ "$IRONIC_VM_LOG_CONSOLE" == "True" ]] && is_ubuntu; then