diff --git a/lib/ironic b/lib/ironic
index f2b1fb2f6a..fc4b162036 100644
--- a/lib/ironic
+++ b/lib/ironic
@@ -171,14 +171,6 @@ function install_ironic {
     if [[ "$IRONIC_IPXE_ENABLED" == "True" ]] ; then
         install_apache_wsgi
     fi
-
-    if [[ "$IRONIC_VM_LOG_CONSOLE" == "True" ]] && is_ubuntu; then
-        # Ubuntu packaging+apparmor issue prevents libvirt from loading
-        # the ROM from /usr/share/misc.  Workaround by installing it directly
-        # to a directory that it can read from. (LP: #1393548)
-        sudo rm -rf /usr/share/qemu/sgabios.bin
-        sudo cp /usr/share/misc/sgabios.bin /usr/share/qemu/sgabios.bin
-    fi
 }
 
 # install_ironicclient() - Collect sources and prepare
diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-ironic b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-ironic
index 420950328e..abf59b8008 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-ironic
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-ironic
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ function install_nova_hypervisor {
         die $LINENO "Neutron should be enabled for usage of the Ironic Nova driver."
     fi
     install_libvirt
+    if [[ "$IRONIC_VM_LOG_CONSOLE" == "True" ]] && is_ubuntu; then
+        # Ubuntu packaging+apparmor issue prevents libvirt from loading
+        # the ROM from /usr/share/misc.  Workaround by installing it directly
+        # to a directory that it can read from. (LP: #1393548)
+        sudo rm -rf /usr/share/qemu/sgabios.bin
+        sudo cp /usr/share/misc/sgabios.bin /usr/share/qemu/sgabios.bin
+    fi
 }
 
 # start_nova_hypervisor - Start any required external services