diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2
index 77bbc3f208..c4e2d9e923 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ deploy_logs_storage_backend = local
 deploy_logs_collect = always
 
 [pxe]
-pxe_append_params = nofb nomodeset vga=normal console=tty0 console=ttyS0,{{ ironic_console_serial_speed }}
+kernel_append_params = nofb nomodeset vga=normal console=tty0 console=ttyS0,{{ ironic_console_serial_speed }}
 {% if enable_ironic_ipxe | bool %}
 {# NOTE(mgoddard): iPXE uses the TFTP image cache (tftp_master_path, default
    /tftpboot/master_images), in which images get hard linked to the http_root
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/kernel_append_params-a162aaab2d0b8649.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/kernel_append_params-a162aaab2d0b8649.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c69a8c72f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/kernel_append_params-a162aaab2d0b8649.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    ``ironic.conf`` now sets ``[pxe]\kernel_append_params`` instead of
+    ``[pxe]\pxe_append_params`` which has been deprecated.
+    Please override the new config option if you are overriding the
+    old one.