diff --git a/imagebuild/coreos/oem/cloud-config.yml b/imagebuild/coreos/oem/cloud-config.yml
index a50433cf0..03f71ced6 100644
--- a/imagebuild/coreos/oem/cloud-config.yml
+++ b/imagebuild/coreos/oem/cloud-config.yml
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ coreos:
         Requires=opt-ironic\x2dpython\x2dagent-run-log.mount
 
         [Service]
+        ExecStartPre=-/usr/sbin/modprobe ipmi_msghandler
+        ExecStartPre=-/usr/sbin/modprobe ipmi_devintf
+        ExecStartPre=-/usr/sbin/modprobe ipmi_si
         ExecStart=/usr/bin/chroot /opt/ironic-python-agent \
                                   /usr/local/bin/ironic-python-agent
         Restart=always
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-coreos-modprobe-75bda45c7bbeb469.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-coreos-modprobe-75bda45c7bbeb469.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4178b135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-coreos-modprobe-75bda45c7bbeb469.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Fixes detection of IPMI address in the CoreOS-based images
+    by loading IPMI modules before going into chroot.
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